Ambientalização curricular no curso de agroecologia do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília/DF – IFB

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the implementation of Curricular Environmentalization in the Higher Education Course in Agroecology at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília/DF – IFB, Planaltina Campus. To this end, the study investigated how the environmental theme and the indicators related to the Higher Education Curricular Environmentalization Network (Rede ACES) are incorporated into the Institutional Development Plan (PDI), the Pedagogical Project – Agroecology (PPC), and the Teaching Plans (PE). The study employed an exploratory and descriptive approach, utilizing bibliographic, documentary, and quali-quantitative data collection methods through the identification of keywords in the PDI, PPC, and PE. The results obtained for the PDI showed 67 occurrences of roots directly related to the environmental theme, with the highest frequency for the roots "soc-" (14) and "ecolog-" (16), while in the PPC, the root "ecolog-" had the highest occurrence (12), followed by "soc-" (10). In the PEs, a balanced distribution among the roots was observed, with emphasis on "sustent-" (30) and "soc-" (25). Regarding the Rede ACES indicators, these were found in 9 (nine) of the 51 (fifty-one) courses. All of these courses exhibited at least 5 of the indicators, but with an uneven distribution. Thus, it is possible to infer that these results have important implications for the management and educational policy of the institution. They suggest that the institution not only recognizes the importance of integrating sustainability concepts into its structure but is also actively seeking ways to implement them. Finally, it was found that, despite the fact that daily practical activities demonstrate that the IFB Agroecology course is indeed environmentally oriented, the Teaching Plan analyzed in this study could undergo adaptations to better reflect the reality experienced in the course.