Energia renovável ou energia “limpa”? Uma busca pela percepção conceitual nos alunos do curso técnico em Meio Ambiente

Gabrielle Souza de Araujo; Luiz Fernando Rosa Mendes

doi:10.19180/1809-2667.v20n32018p408-427

Renewable energy or "clean" energy? An investigation of the conceptual perception of students in an Environmental Studies Course

Authors

Gabrielle Souza de Araujo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
Luiz Fernando Rosa Mendes Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense Campus Campos Guarus – Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v20n32018p408-427

Keywords:

Perception, Energies, Environmental education

Abstract

Energy is a theme addressed in all segments of formal education, non-formal education, the media, and everyday conversation. Human dependence on energy is notorious. The pattern of human behavior has changed as of the industrial revolutions. Thus, a concept of the environment was created as it being a reserve of matter and energy. This notion has become hegemonic with regards to the way of approaching the environmental issue. In this sense, the study had the objective of analyzing high school senior students’ perception of the school subject of energy in the technical course on Environment at the Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF) Campus Campos Guarus (Brazil). We aimed at understanding how students perceive the concepts of non-renewable, renewable and clean energy and what would be the consequences of this perception for their professional practices. The majority of students did not show clarity and confidence in most of the answers regarding energy. Thus, the results indicate the need to discuss the implementation of a discipline that could deal with the future technicians the energy issues relevant to their professional performance and their role in society.

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Author Biographies

Gabrielle Souza de Araujo, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

Especialista em Educação Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense – Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. E-mail: araujo.gabrielle@hotmail.com.
Luiz Fernando Rosa Mendes, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense Campus Campos Guarus – Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

Mestre em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Candido Mendes (UCAM Campos). Pesquisador do Grupo de Pesquisas Aplicadas em Energia Fotovoltaica (GPAFv) e Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense Campus Campos Guarus – Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ – Brasil. E-mail: lfmendes@iff.edu.br

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Published

07-12-2018

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2018): Sept./Dec.

Section

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How to Cite

ARAUJO, Gabrielle Souza de; MENDES, Luiz Fernando Rosa. Renewable energy or "clean" energy? An investigation of the conceptual perception of students in an Environmental Studies Course. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 20, n. 3, p. 408–427, 2018. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v20n32018p408-427. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/11624.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.