Diagnóstico de proyectos ambientales escolares en instituciones educativas oficiales urbanas del distrito de Buenaventura-Colombia

Abstract

Environmental Project schools (PRAE) are obligatory to accomplish for all Colombian educational institutions. To look for from the state the implementation of these projects in Buenaventura district, this research was taken in 19 official educational institutions in the urban area. For recollecting the information, it was made interviews to directives of the schools to characterize the implementation of the PRAE related to the inclusion of the PRAE in the educational project in the institution and to find out how they have evolved in their stages: formulation, execution and evaluation according to regulations. Moreover, it was applied a survey to teachers, parents and students. Looking for to identify weakness and strength of the PRAE in the institutions, it is to say, it´s level of inclusion of the environmental problems, the structuring and the dynamics in the elaboration of the PRAE, the role of actors involved which regulate the decree law 1743 of 1994. It was determinate that implementation of PRAE in the schools have been studied is limited, because they have seen affected by lack of economical resources, the capacitating relate to regulations and the implementation of each phases of the PRAE, finally, it is appreciate to an opportunity to involve all actors in the process of the PRAE.