Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance
Abstract
The objective of this research was to verify the students perception of undergraduate courses in the areas of Agrarian and Biological Sciences on the bees. Considering the strategies of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the use and conservation of pollination and pollinators, a questionnaire was composed of ten closed questions, with two alternatives each question (yes or no) related to the environmental, social and economic axes. The data were submitted to the Chi-square test and multiple exploratory multivariate analysis was performed. With the results it was observed that a large number of students of the five evaluated courses knows no bee species. There is a need for greater interaction between the university and producers. Between 80% and 100% of the students of the evaluated courses do not know the risk of extinction of the bees, nor have they ever heard of the Colony Collapse Syndrome (CCD). The students' perception about bees is more geared towards the ecological axis, making it necessary to emphasize the economic and social importance of the bees. As well as suggesting the adequacy of the curricula of the courses, as to the insertion of an interdisciplinary approach to the subject bees in the disciplines, which will certainly collaborate in the training of professionals better prepared to meet the demands of sustainable development, contemplating the environmental, social and economic axes.
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Gomes, R. V. R. D. S.; Damas, L. P.; Costa, H. L. R. U. C. D. M.; Arandas, J. K. G.; Ribeiro, M. N. (2019). Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance. TreeDimensional Journal, 04(08), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1.
@article{gomes2019,
title={Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance},
author={Gomes, Renata Valéria Regis de Sousa and Damas, Luciana Pereira and Costa, Hadja Lorena Rangel Uchôa Cavalcanti de Menezes and Arandas, Janaina Kelli Gomes and Ribeiro, Maria Norma},
journal={TreeDimensional Journal},
year={2019},
volume={04},
number={08},
pages={1-11},
doi={10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1}
}TY - JOUR AU - Gomes, Renata Valéria Regis de Sousa AU - Damas, Luciana Pereira AU - Costa, Hadja Lorena Rangel Uchôa Cavalcanti de Menezes AU - Arandas, Janaina Kelli Gomes AU - Ribeiro, Maria Norma TI - Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance JO - TreeDimensional Journal PY - 2019 VL - 04 IS - 08 SP - 1 EP - 11 DO - 10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1 AB - The objective of this research was to verify the students perception of undergraduate courses in the areas of Agrarian and Biological Sciences on the bees. Considering the strategies of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the use and conservation of pollination and pollinators, a questionnaire was composed of ten closed questions, with two alternatives each question (yes or no) related to the environmental, social and economic axes. The data were submitted to the Chi-square test and multiple exploratory multivariate analysis was performed. With the results it was observed that a large number of students of the five evaluated courses knows no bee species. There is a need for greater interaction between the university and producers. Between 80% and 100% of the students of the evaluated courses do not know the risk of extinction of the bees, nor have they ever heard of the Colony Collapse Syndrome (CCD). The students' perception about bees is more geared towards the ecological axis, making it necessary to emphasize the economic and social importance of the bees. As well as suggesting the adequacy of the curricula of the courses, as to the insertion of an interdisciplinary approach to the subject bees in the disciplines, which will certainly collaborate in the training of professionals better prepared to meet the demands of sustainable development, contemplating the environmental, social and economic axes. KW - beekeeping KW - meliponiculture KW - conservation KW - education ER -
Gomes, R. V. R. D. S.; Damas, L. P.; Costa, H. L. R. U. C. D. M.; Arandas, J. K. G.; Ribeiro, M. N. (2019). Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance. TreeDimensional Journal, 04(08), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1. Import via Mendeley Web Importer using DOI 10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1
Add to Zotero using DOI 10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1 Gomes, R. V. R. D. S.; Damas, L. P.; Costa, H. L. R. U. C. D. M.; Arandas, J. K. G.; Ribeiro, M. N. (2019). Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance. TreeDimensional Journal, 04(08), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1.
Gomes, R. V. R. D. S.; Damas, L. P.; Costa, H. L. R. U. C. D. M.; Arandas, J. K. G.; Ribeiro, M. N. (2019). Bees and higher education: perception of environmental, economic and social importance. TreeDimensional Journal, 04(08), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.18677/TreeDimensional_2019B1.