Educational actions for community environmental education from university extension (Original)

Abstract

Community environmental education is a process that requires the conscious and active participation of its inhabitants and local actors in the search for solutions to environmental problems; this requires new methodologies and tools from the university extension that have an impact on achieving greater involvement and autonomy. The research was carried out in the community of Pedro Pompa, municipality of Bayamo with the objective to design educational actions for environmental training in the community as a contribution to sustainable development from the university extension. Theoretical, empirical and mathematical-statistical methods were applied, based on participatory action-research methodology, established on the need for the articulation of the inhabitants and local actors who have involvement in the community. As main results, the acquisition and exchange of knowledge, the awareness of participants regarding the care and conservation of the environment, positive transformation in the modes of action of the community and the integration of community actors to solve the problems presented.