The ontological construction of the field of Environmental Education: 30 fundamental issues to debate

Elaborating well structured and coherent questions is fundamental when thinking about methodology and research objectives. The objective of this article was to discuss the concerns raised by twelve researchers from the field of Environmental Education, interviewed by Arias-Ortega (2013), and put them in the form of questions. The inquiries resulted in a set of 30 provocative questions that demand theoretical deepening and a critical look to understand their origins and the interviewees' arguments. Organized in four categories, the questions were elaborated in a context of reflection on the ontological constitution of the field of Environmental Education and stimulate more in-depth reflections on fundamental questions, such as the rescue of basic concepts, consideration of goals and paths to be taken, identification of achievements and consideration of new strategies for the field.