School gardens in rural schools in Santa Fe: an analysis from the perspective of social anthropology

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In rural primary schools of west-central Santa Fe province, Argentina, an anthropological study examined the relationship between education and environment. It reconstructs the social, productive and environmental context shaped by intensive agribusiness (agronegocio) and analyzes how this context affects school gardens, an activity rural teachers frame as part of Environmental Education. The analysis reveals tensions between the pedagogical mandate to develop school gardens, their reframing as Environmental Education, and the socio-environmental problems present in these settings, aiming to identify the limits and potentials of this pedagogical work around environmental issues.