THE IMPACT OF THE DOGS AND CATS MODULE OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECT ON “TO LIVE WELL WITH THE ANIMALS”

Abstract

The educative project “To live well with the animals” was introduced in the Educational Units of the São Paulo Municipal District, in 2002, destined to diffusion and promotion of the concept of responsible pets ownership, in specially dogs and cats and since then, it has worked with teachers of 1.605 schools of the city. The current study was written to analyze the dynamics of the educational process, to verify the impact of the used methodology and the role of the teacher as a multiplier in the repass of the information that make the project offered in the year 2008. At the first moment the teachers evaluated (G1) was sequenced by the multiplier teachers (G2) in the respective teaching units.  The evaluations were made with a questionnaire witch use of open questions and for the analysis of the answers obtained they used the test of McNemar. The previous knowledge of the teachers about responsible pets ownership showed itself not satisfactory about the main cares with animals, diseases and its preventions, practical cares before and after injuries, method of reproductive control and its justifications. The lecture of self improvement has developed the acquisition of knowledge about the themes treated, but it was not enough to guarantee the action of the qualified teachers as the instruments from repassing the technical information of the project in their teaching units. Mechanisms to follow-up the performance of the multiplier teachers in the working units must be created.