La investigación en educación ambiental en América Latina: un análisis bibliométrico

Abstract

Educação ambiental, educação baseada na evidência, bibliometría. Palabras ClaveEducación ambiental, pedagogía basada en la evidencia, bibliometría. ResumenEl artículo describe y analiza el estado de la investigación en educación ambiental en América Latina a partir de la revisión de los artículos publicados en revistas de educación indexadas en Scielo y Redalyc en el periodo comprendido entre 2000 y 2013. Se construyó una base de datos a partir del año en que fue publicado el artículo, el nombre de la revista, el resumen, el país y la metodología empleada en el estudio. Los resultados permiten observar que, a pesar del gran auge que ha tenido el desarrollo de programas y experiencias en educación ambiental en la región, son pocos los artículos que exploran de manera sistemática su efectividad en la formación de las personas. Se discuten las estrategias metodológicas de las que se valen los investigadores para evaluar el impacto de los programas de educación ambiental en América Latina y la importancia de investigar sobre la evidencia que pueda obtenerse sobre su efectividad. AbstractThis article describes and analyzes the state of research in environmental education in Latin America based on the review of articles published in journals of education indexed in SciELO and Redalyc from 2000 to 2013. A database was constructed considering the year in which the article was published, the name of the journal, the abstract, the country and the methodology used in the study. The results evidence that despite the boom of programs and experiences in environmental education in the region, there are few articles that explore systematically their effectiveness in educating people. We discuss the methodological strategies that researchers use to assess the impact of environmental education programs in Latin America and the importance of researching the evidence that can be obtained on their effectiveness. ResumoO artigo descreve e analisa o estado da pesquisa em educação ambiental na América Latina partindo da revisão dos artigos publicados em revistas de educação indexadas em Scielo e Redalyc no período compreendido entre 2000 e 2013. Foi construído um banco de dados incluindo o ano em que foi publicado o artigo, o nome da revista, o resumo, o país e a metodologia usada no estudo. Os resultados permitem observar que apesar do crescimento que tem Recibido:

Bibliometric Analysis of the International Scientific Production on Environmental Education

“…In this sense, the literature allows recognizing the need for a deep conceptualization in Environmental Education and transcending from merely informative processes to others that transform the educational reality and allow systemic and critical thinking, participation and collaboration, and without a doubt, emotional bonding, in formal contexts (educational centres), as well as in non-formal ones. According to different authors, the increasing interest in environmental issues has also increased the production of knowledge on this field (Abraham et al, 2015;González & Puente, 2010;Medina Arboleda & Páramo, 2014). In fact, Environmental Education is nowadays considered as a relevant and interesting research and academic field.…”

Environmental Education in Environmental Engineering: Analysis of the Situation in Colombia and Latin America

“…Environmental education is a very widespread term in daily life in Colombia, but little is done about it in several universities in Latin America, where there has been little research and what has already been done is conceptual and theoretical [44]. Most of the research is dedicated to evidencing the need to implement EE, demonstrating through questionnaires that there is environmental damage, and focusing on the attitude and disposition of the students [4].…”

“…Figure 1 shows the EE verification process in the training of environmental engineers in Colombia. One of the weaknesses of EE is that it has devoted itself to theory and explanation through short masterclasses, with little time and sporadically, which does not create a bridge between theory and practice; this delimits the behavior that finally has a positive effect on the environment [44,45].…”

Estrategias didácticas para la promoción de valores ambientales en la educación primaria.

“…El medio ambiente ha sido afectado progresivamente en las últimas décadas debido a la acción destructiva del hombre [1]. Las causas son variadas, entre ellas se encuentran los desarrollos urbanísticos, la tala de árboles y los movimientos de tierras, que en general han provocado un deterioro que rompe las condiciones naturales [2].…”

“…La preocupación por el medio ambiental ha estado presente a lo largo de la historia reciente, manifestándose reivindicaciones por la preocupante situación ambiental que atenta contra la supervivencia de la sociedad moderna [65]. Sectores ecologistas han venido denunciando las conductas irresponsables del ser humano que agrede al planeta y sus recursos.…”