Belonging – Corporeity and Connection with Nature in the formation of ecological citizens
Corporeality; Connection to Nature; Environmental Identity; Environmental Education; Human Ecology.
Belonging [Perten(ser)] is a research project that aims the contemplation on Corporeality, understanding the body as an instance of the expression of constantly changing subjectivities through the relationships established between the individual, others and the surrounding world. In this sense, the body is a tangible manifestation of identity that is formed beyond social relationships, with nature also playing a significant role in its constitution. This is a mixedmethod research project, with the quantitative phase involving the application of the "Inclusion of Nature in Self" (INS) scale and the "Connection to Nature Index for Children" (CNC) scale. The qualitative phase is based on the "Vivential Method of Human Ecology." The study's participants will be children aged 10 to 12 from a suburb near Distrito Federal, where ecopedagogical workshops on experiential environmental education will be conducted both at school and outside of its environment. The intention of this work is to investigate whether pedagogical approaches that place corporeality as a crucial component contribute to the development of environmental identity, thereby promoting a stronger connection between the participating children and nature. In this context, we recognize that the body plays a fundamental role in the teaching and learning process, making it sensitive and real. It is essential for humans to reclaim from their inner nature what connects us in the larger systemic and relational web of life, making us participants and responsible for the greater autopoietic harmony of all