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Business community and environment: some considerations about environmental education in the school space

Environmental Education has been calling society's attention and it is a great hope for the emergency of a new social environmental conscience. Considering the importance of Environmental Education, several social sectors have been worrying and practiced this education, especially in the schools. One of these sectors that deserve attention is the enterprise, which within the context of the called social responsibility discourse, has taken the environment beyond its borders, through activities and programs of environmental education. This essay analyses these actions, looking for to rising some inquietudes related to the domination that can be established at schools, when the enterprise has more privileged space than other sectors, such as the State, the media and the non-governmental organizations.

Environmental education; Social responsibility; Domination


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