摘要：Este artigo relata uma pesquisa que investigou em que medida e extensão a temática ambiental é desenvolvida em documentos curriculares nacionais do Ensino Médio, em continuidade a um estudo anterior que realizou similar investigação, porém em documentos curriculares nacionais do Ensino Fundamental (anos finais). Realizouse uma análise do conteúdo dos documentos curriculares em uma abordagem qualitativa da pesquisa educacional. Nesses documentos, a presença da temática ambiental é muito menor e menos significativa quando comparada aos do Ensino Fundamental; além de prevalecer uma concepção conservacionista/científica, trazendo uma visão reducionista e pouco politizada/crítica da temática ambiental no processo educativo. Distintamente, as novas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para o Ensino Médio avançam na inclusão de uma educação ambiental crítica no currículo nacional da escola básica.
其他摘要：This paper reports a study that investigated in which extension the environmental theme is developed in national curriculum documents for high school; continuing a previous similar research undertaken, nevertheless, in national curriculum documents towards elementary school (final years). Curriculum documents’ content analysis was conducted in a qualitative approach of educational research. Within high school curriculum documents, the presence of environmental issues is inferior and less significant when compared to the elementary school, as well as with a predominantly conservationist/scientific approach, bringing a reductionist and less politicized/critical view of environmental issues. Distinctively, the new National Curriculum Guidelines for High School advance in the inclusion of a critical environmental education in the national curriculum for basic school.
其他关键词：Environmental thematic. Environmental education. Curriculum.This paper reports a study that investigated in which extension the environmental theme is developed in national curriculum documents for high school; continuing a previous similar research undertaken; nevertheless; in national curriculum documents towards elementary school (final years). Curriculum documents’ content analysis was conducted in a qualitative approach of educational research. Within high school curriculum documents; the presence of environmental issues is inferior and less significant when compared to the elementary school; as well as with a predominantly conservationist/scientific approach; bringing a reductionist and less politicized/critical view of environmental issues. Distinctively; the new National Curriculum Guidelines for High School advance in the inclusion of a critical environmental education in the national curriculum for basic school. Keywords: Environmental thematic; Environmental education; Curriculum.
