Environmental education in the light of the Institutional Theory

The qualitative-quantitative case study, descriptive, and exploratory research was carried out in the Applied Social Sciences courses, through document analysis, interviews, focus groups, surveys. Institutional Theory used, allowing analysis on contribution of Burns Scapes (2000) model. Considering applicability their categories, institutionalisation encoding stage Political Pedagogical Programmes courses is confirmed, whereas enacting, reproduction, are not attended. model validated because process Environmental Education assessed. EE provides change to HEIs, professors, students.