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nÃo hà / Este trabalho cientÃfico teve como assunto o meio ambiente. A temÃtica tem sido debatida amplamente por governos e sociedade por envolver questÃes que dizem respeito à vida nÃo apenas do ser humano, mas de todos os seres vivos e a preservaÃÃo dos recursos da natureza. A pesquisa teve por finalidade avaliar o servidor pÃblico lotado na Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado do Cearà a partir de dois pressupostos: percepÃÃes do agente pÃblico em relaÃÃo à Responsabilidade Socioambiental e o papel do Estado frente à questÃo ambiental. Diante da importÃncia de preservaÃÃo dos recursos e bens naturais mediante a mÃquina administrativa, a pesquisa empÃrica buscou conhecer o perfil, o nÃvel de conhecimento, o grau de importÃncia, interesses, expectativas e situaÃÃes vivenciadas pelo servidor no Ãmbito de sua rotina de trabalho e associÃ-los com os aspectos relacionados à percepÃÃo. Para tanto, a metodologia fez uso da tÃcnica de questionÃrios, os quais foram entregues de forma impressa a 149 respondentes, distribuÃdos entre servidores fazendÃrios e prestadores de serviÃos terceirizados: sujeitos da pesquisa. O estudo teve a funÃÃo de descrever as caracterÃsticas sociodemogrÃficas de populaÃÃo especÃfica, utilizando tÃcnica de amostragem dado seu carÃter representativo. A estratÃgia de pesquisa valeu-se de abordagens do tipo quantitativa-descritiva para avaliar opiniÃes e percepÃÃes do agente pÃblico, empregando escalas que permitiram a quantificaÃÃo, tendo em vista a aplicaÃÃo do mÃtodo estatÃstico. A anÃlise bibliogrÃfica incluiu autores que trataram de assuntos multidisciplinares como responsabilidade social, educaÃÃo ambiental e sustentabilidade, alÃm da leitura de documentos institucionais para fundamentar o estudo teÃrico, reforÃando os pressupostos que dÃo sustentaÃÃo ao objeto da pesquisa. Os resultados validaram as duas hipÃteses sobre a percepÃÃo do servidor acerca do meio ambiente. O agente pÃblico se mostra indiferente a essa questÃo por haver baixa consciÃncia ambiental na esfera pÃblica onde està inserido, mas reconhece a existÃncia de problemas ambientais. TambÃm reconhece a necessidade de sua participaÃÃo como sujeito de mudanÃas. Da mesma forma, reconhece um Estado omisso em relaÃÃo a programas socioambientais, ainda que o atribua a responsabilidade pela elaboraÃÃo e execuÃÃo de polÃticas pÃblicas de meio ambiente. Nesse sentido, a percepÃÃo socioambiental do servidor fazendÃrio fica comprometida porque nÃo hà senso de continuidade. Diante dessas consideraÃÃes, foi sugerida a execuÃÃo de programas de educaÃÃo ambiental como forma de estimular e incentivar as melhores prÃticas ambientais na administraÃÃo pÃblica. / This scientific work was to subject the environment. The topic has been widely debated by governments and society by engaging questions that pertain to life not only of human beings but all living beings and the preservation of natural resources. The research aimed to evaluate the public server packed in Finance Department of the State of Cearà from two assumptions: perceptions of the public official in relation to Environmental Responsibility and the role of the state to environmental issues. Given the importance of conservation of natural resources and assets through the administrative machinery, empirical research sought to understand the profile, the level of knowledge, the degree of importance, interests, expectations and situations experienced by the server as part of your work routine and associate them with the aspects related to perception. Therefore, the methodology made use of the technique of questionnaires, which were delivered in print to 149 respondents, distributed across servers Farmers and outsourced service providers: research subjects. The study aimed to describe the function of specific population sociodemographic characteristics, using sampling technique given its representative character. The research strategy took advantage of approaches like quantitative-descriptive to assess opinions and perceptions of the public official, employing scales that allowed the quantification, with a view to applying the statistical method. The literature review included authors who treated multidisciplinary subjects such as social responsibility, environmental education and sustainability, beyond reading of institutional documents to substantiate the theoretical study, reinforcing the assumptions that support the object of the search. The results validate the two hypotheses about the perception about the server environment. The public official is indifferent to this question because there is low environmental awareness in the public sphere where it is inserted, but recognizes the existence of environmental problems. It also recognizes the need for their participation as subject to change. Similarly, a State recognizes silent on social and environmental programs, although the assign responsibility for developing and implementing public policy environment. In this sense, the perception of environmental fazendÃrio server is compromised because there is a sense of continuity. Given these considerations, it was suggested the implementation of environmental education programs as a way to stimulate and encourage environmental best practice in public administration.

In this thesis it is argued that the fundamental goal of education is one of equipping students to think well, that is, to make decisions on the basis of arguments that are both logically cogent and ethically grounded. Moreover, the concern of the thesis is the role social and environmental education might play in fostering both the capability and the readiness to engage widely in such thinking. Drawing on relevant philosophical and psychological theory the study describes the development of an educational programme grounded in the procedures of ethical inquiry and taught via whole-class community of inquiry style discussions. The programme was trialled by way of a large scale, matched intervention study in South Australian upper primary classrooms. The findings from the research project indicate that participation in the programme produced significant gains in participants' logical and ethical reasoning and also that the programme fits within the constraints of prevailing educational structures.

In this thesis it is argued that the fundamental goal of education is one of equipping students to think well, that is, to make decisions on the basis of arguments that are both logically cogent and ethically grounded. Moreover, the concern of the thesis is the role social and environmental education might play in fostering both the capability and the readiness to engage widely in such thinking. Drawing on relevant philosophical and psychological theory the study describes the development of an educational programme grounded in the procedures of ethical inquiry and taught via whole-class community of inquiry style discussions. The programme was trialled by way of a large scale, matched intervention study in South Australian upper primary classrooms. The findings from the research project indicate that participation in the programme produced significant gains in participants' logical and ethical reasoning and also that the programme fits within the constraints of prevailing educational structures.