Social representations and environment in basic education.: Social Representations

The purpose of this research is to know the social representations on environmental education held by the teachers of the elementary school "Gral. Enrique Estrada" located in the capital of the state of Zacatecas; it is to understand the way in which teachers give sense and meaning to environmental education and with this to analyze the ways in which these representations are applied in the educational field. The starting point is the question: what are the social representations of environmental education held by the teachers of "Gral. Enrique Estrada" elementary school? It is intended to answer from the application of a qualitative methodology with an interpretative approach, using participant observation and interviews to answer the questions. All this based on the theoretical foundation of Serge Moscovici with his theory of social representations; the contributions of Marcos Reigota and the link between social representations and environmental education; and María Novo with her contributions to environmental education.