THE PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOR THE WORK WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVOLOPMENT
At the present time the protection of the environment is of great value, and it becomes a priority, a necessity and an imperative to ensure economic, social development, health and survival of the human species on the planet. In Cuba there is the National Strategy on Environment, guiding document...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Ra Ximhai |
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| Online Access: | https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_QQ0W8TI5acUU1jNFktbzRaS1U/view |
| Summary: | At the present time the protection of the environment is of great value, and it becomes a priority, a necessity and an
imperative to ensure economic, social development, health and survival of the human species on the planet. In Cuba
there is the National Strategy on Environment, guiding document that not only conceptualizes holistically Environment,
but also traces patterns of how to develop the Environmental Education for Sustainable Development, considering
education, as the most viable alternative to achieve this purpose. Therefore it is required a professional education that is
guidance counselor, who owns preparation and manifests a comprehensive education that allows to educate
environmentally from the context in which they work, meeting the needs of learners, notes that are considered valid for
professional Early Childhood Education. As was stated above, the importance of professional development as essential
for the preparation of preschool educator pathway is clear, however educational practice has shown weaknesses in the knowledge, skills and attitudes that present the professional of this education to provide treatment to environmental
Education in early childhood (known in Cuba as the stage of zero to six years old), so that the objective of the research
was focused on determing the needs for improvement of professional Preschool for working with Environmental
Education. The results presented were the initial phase of a research project implemented, validated and generalized in
educational practice. To determine the needs of professional the "Technology for Training Needs Assessment", which
sustained the implementation of research, such as applied methods: documentary analysis; observation, surveys and
interviews and triangulation of sources to reveal the broader trends of overcoming Early Childhood Education
professionals working with environmental education. The research process reaffirmed the importance of working with
environmental education and revealed the needs of preschool teacher professional development on this issue since
early childhood. |
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| ISSN: | 1665-0441 1665-0441 |