Environmental education in the initial training of graduates in Pedagogy-Psychology Education.

Abstract

Graduates in Pedagogy-Psychology Education play an important role in the implementation of the Cuban State Plan for confronting to climate change, Life Task, due to their role as counselors aimed at achieving a responsible attitude towards the environment. The present work aims to propose actions for the preparation of students of Pedagogy - Psychology in the contents of environmental education. For this, methods of the theoretical level were applied, such as analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, content analysis and modeling; empirical level, documentary analysis, observation and interview. The information was tabulated using descriptive statistics. The results allowed evaluations of the existing strengths and weaknesses in this field, suggesting the inclusion of various topics in the curriculum subjects as part of the initial training in the degree program, as well as the completion of an optional course in response to the detected deficiencies. It is concluded that the integration of the contents to the training curriculum in the Pedagogy-Psychology degree allows an increase in the preparation of future teachers, evidenced in 100% of students with five point evaluations and the high levels of satisfaction reported by the twelve teachers who participated in the research.