Resumo

MILLAN BOADAS, Zuly  e  PONTE DE CHACIN, Carmen. CURRENT SITUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION IN THE INSTITUTO PEDAGÓGICO DE CARACAS. Investigación y Postgrado [online]. 2012, vol.27, n.2, pp.53-88. ISSN 1316-0087.

Within the UPEL, the Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas (IPC) is a pioneer in  environmental  education  of  its  graduates,  and  continues  to  advance to  suit  the  demands  of  our  time.  This  paper  explores  the  strengths  and weaknesses  of  the  environmental  practice  of  this  institution  and,  from this reality, renovating its curriculum and to strengthen its research units. It  was  diagnosed  the  current  situation  of  the  environmental  dimension from  its  fundamental  functions:  teaching,  research  and  extension,  as well  as  the  opinion  of  teachers,  administrators  and  students  regarding the  environmental  practice  of  the  institution.  The  field  research  was descriptive, of both, the documents and the opinions of students, teachers and managers. It was concluded that the environmental praxis in the IPC has strengths, weaknesses, consequences and action requirements.

Palavras-chave : environmental dimension; state of the art; college education.