Identification and characterization of the environment conceptions of a group of environmental education professionals

Abstract

The research presents the identification and characterization of the environment conceptions of a group of environmental education professionals. The theoretical frame of reference of the article is the currents of environmental education proposed by L. Sauvé (2004, 2010). The conception of environment of each individual is an indicator of the way each person guides his educative action. The methodological approach is qualitative, providing a descriptive and interpretative study. The results of allow to identify patterns of environmental education professionals according to their conceptions about the environment, and also allow to characterize these conceptions depending on the grade of complexity they reflect.