Abstract
The committed participation of the inhabitants in diverse Venezuelan
communities is fundamental in the search of solution to environmental
problems that they face in the daily life; in the face of this reality, studies based
on Participant Action Research were addressed, through a review and
documentary analysis of four works related to community participation, carried
out in the state of Lara. For this, the following question was asked: ¿What was
the achievement in the solution of environmental problems in the communities,
reported through the master's degree works oriented under participant action
research and presented to Yacambú University in 2011-2013? A qualitative
approach is used, approaching the information according to the stages
suggested by Arias (2012): Search of sources, initial reading of documents,
preparation of the preliminary scheme, data collection, analysis and
interpretation of the information, formulation of the final scheme, introduction
and conclusions, final report. It begins with the definition of the units of analysis
and inquiry of the literature, through theoretical positions, concepts and
contributions on: participant action research, participation and environmental
education, to culminate with the analysis and interpretation of the information
and the conclusions of this investigation. For the collection of the data, the
bibliographic records were used with the purpose of organizing the information
on the researches consulted, and of summary for the synthesis of the
documents. It was concluded that, in the analyzed degree works, the purpose
of the IAP was fulfilled, which consisted in the transformation of the problem-
situation, which allowed the IAP to become the propitious scenario to promote
environmental participation and education not formal.
Keywords:
participant
environmental education.
research;
Date Received: 23-08-2017
community
participation;
Date Acceptance: 20-11-2017
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Arbitrado
Participant Action Research and Environmental Education