Mikaelle Kaline Bezerra da Costa, Magnólia Araújo, Rita Campos, E. Freire
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Abstract Schools are inseparable from communities, and learning should empower students and the community to think and act on issues that affect them. In the semiarid Brazilian Caatinga, snake bites are a health issue. Negative beliefs and poor knowledge about snakes seed harmful attitudes, leading to high frequencies of snake bites and problems to conservation of these animals. Thus, we question whether the development of scientific and environmental education content using teaching strategies that valued the prior knowledge of local communities and context-related information could help to overcome beliefs and reduce accidents. The evaluation of this content showed positive changes in the perception of snakes and in the acquisition of new knowledge about these animals, and of prevention and post-bite actions, indicating that the adopted strategy supports science learning, contributing to both public health and conservation of snakes.
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La Revista Ambiente & Sociedade é uma publicação cuatrimestral da ANPPAS-Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade, que busca contribuir con la producción del conocimiento en la interfaz de las cuestiones del Ambiente y la Sociedad. Publica textos de colaboradores nacionales e internacionales, mediante evaluación de los editores y pareceres emitidos por asesores ad hoc. La revista publica artículos teóricos y reseñas de libros inéditos em el área interdisciplinar que trata del proceso de interacción entre Sociedad y Medio Ambiente.
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