Environmental education strategy for community development

Abstract

Concern for the environment has been present in humanity for different generations and current environmental problems constitute a political, economic and social concern, and their solution depends on human existence. Taking into account the environmental deficiencies identified in the community, caused by the action of man and his incorrect behavior, which shows the lack of environmental knowledge of the population. It is a qualitative-quantitative research, since it combines quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques. The methodological approach assumed for the development of the research is dialectical-materialist, in its character of universal methodological basis of scientific knowledge, which allowed to verify the relevance of the scientific result provided. The strategy promotes the increase of knowledge, the sense of belonging and environmental responsibility of the population, and facilitates a better quality of life. The feasibility of the environmental education strategy is assessed, based on the user's criteria, through the IADOV technique.