Representaciones sociales de ambiente de los docentes de las áreas STEM de la Organización Enseña por Colombia (2020)

Abstract

Various environmental problems have been presented over time, therefore, it seems necessary to recognize in the educational processes facing these problems in the respective contexts, the dynamics of both realities, experiences, actions and the role of the teachers. Based on the study of Social Representations proposed by Serge Moscovici (1979), the following study focuses on teachers of the STEM areas for its acronym in English (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) of the organization Enseña por Colombia, the which, establishes its main headquarters in the city of Bogotá DC, with whom it is inquired about its conception about the environment, during the second semester of the year 2020. Thus, the main objective of this pilot test is to recognize the Social Representations of the Environment of teachers linked to the STEM areas of the Enseña por Colombia organization, to analyze the constructs they elaborated, and based on this, have a Input for possible and future investigations, which allow suggesting actions to improve processes and practices in environmental education. From the methodological point of view, qualitative research was chosen, which allowed us to approach the analysis of concepts through data triangulation and the use of inductive research. For the development of this work, a survey was applied as an instrument for collecting information that allowed the analysis of the different types of environment, in accordance with what was proposed by Marcos Reigota (1990); that is, the Social Representations of the Naturalistic, Globalizing and Anthropocentric Environment. This analysis was structured through data collection techniques, associative letters, questionnaire and drawing technique, implemented in dialogue tables. which were carried out virtually, taking into account the current situation of the country in the framework of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the same way, these techniques allowed the characterization of the dimensions present within the Social Representations. This evidenced that the Social Representation of the Environment that prevailed corresponds to the Naturalist, followed by the Anthropocentric and finally the Globalizing. Finally, the verification of the investigation is determined through the convergence and interpretation of the data obtained.