Public action education for the environmental movement at the university of west central colombian

Abstract

The article presents the results of doctoral research in the History of Education, the “institutionalization of environmental education at the state university of west central Colombia during the last decades of the twentieth century.” The article analyzes the origin and development of environmental groups related to west central Colombian universities. From a historical perspective, the article highlights ideological and practical contributions and the ethical-political orientation of the educational activities of regional environmentalism. Finally, the article highlights the inclusion of environmental education strategies on the agenda at conferences and meetings held over the course of the movement; experiences and reflections on pedagogical principles, as well as the urgency of its institutionalization in the national educational system, established by the Constitution of 1991.