Search results

The STS movement, which emerged in embryonic in the middle of last century and made over the decades, remains relevant to the society we live in. Thus, it is recurrent the need for a participation of this society in the direction given to the scientific and technological activity, demanding more democratic decisions. In this sense the research is based on the questionings: what is the characterization of educational practices carried out in STS field in Basic Education and in teacher training?; And, as has been the participation of society in scientific and technological development? As objectives, we seek: (i) identify which subjects have participated in decision-making on scientific and technological development, and how; (ii) analyze data referrals in respect of educational practices STS; (iii) to investigate whether the STS assumptions are advancing the Academy to implement educational practices; (iv) to point out horizons for Science Education in the perspective of curricular settings guided by the constitution of a culture of participation. It is a bibliographical research whose methodology was the Discursive Textual Analysis, composed of unitarization, categorization and communication. The corpus of analysis emerged four categories: 1) Limitations practices STS implemented; 2) Methodological aspects of practicas STS; 3) Social participation in the development of ST in classrooms; 4) Justifications for insertion of STS practices.

A intelectualidade vivencia uma ruptura com os padrões de consagração vigentes na Primeira República. A partir da tomada do poder por Getúlio Vargas e a Revolução de 1930, tem-se início um novo cenário político. Devido à queda do preço do café, o modelo agroexportador encontrava-se em processo de decadência, pois já não era mais possível manter artificialmente o valor deste produto. Somam-se a este fator as restrições provocadas pela crise financeira de 1929, o que implicou na queda da demanda externa e no surgimento de novos competidores. Neste contexto, os intelectuais estão subordinados de um modo mais intenso à conjuntura política do que propriamente às questões culturais. A função e atuação dos intelectuais ultrapassam, desta maneira, o campo estritamente intelectual e adentram o do político. Assim, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo demonstrar a relação entre a modernização brasileira e o desenvolvimento institucional e intelectual das Ciências Sociais no Brasil. ; La intelectualidad experimenta una ruptura con los estándares de consagración vigentes en la Primera República. A partir de la toma del poder por Getúlio Vargas y la Revolución de 1930, comenzó un nuevo escenario político. Debido a la caída en el precio del café, el modelo de agroexportación estaba en proceso de descomposición, ya que no era posible mantener artificialmente el valor de este producto. A este factor se suman las restricciones causadas por la crisis financiera de 1929, que implicó una caída de la demanda externa y la aparición de nuevos competidores. En este contexto, los intelectuales están más fuertemente subordinados a la situación política que a los asuntos culturales. La función y el desempeño de los intelectuales, de esta manera, van más allá del campo estrictamente intelectual y entran en el de lo político. Así, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivo demostrar la relación entre la modernización brasileña y el desarrollo institucional e intelectual de las Ciencias Sociales en Brasil. ; Intellectuality experiences a rupture with the standards of consecration in force in the First Republic. From the seizure of power by Getúlio Vargas and the 1930 Revolution, a new political scenario began. Due to the drop in the price of coffee, the agro-export model was in a process of decay, as it was no longer possible to artificially maintain the value of this product. Added to this factor are the restrictions caused by the financial crisis of 1929, which implied a drop in external demand and the emergence of new competitors. In this context, intellectuals are more intensely subordinated to the political situation than to cultural issues. The function and performance of intellectuals, in this way, go beyond the strictly intellectual field and enter that of the political. Thus, the present work aims to demonstrate the relationship between Brazilian modernization and the institutional and intellectual development of Social Sciences in Brazil.

This article seeks to discuss the vision of the 'social' in the field called social determinants of health. For this, bibliographical research was conducted, based on references from the field of human sciences, by authors such as Latour (2012) and Santos (1988). It begins with a general characterization of the field of social determinants of health, especially political and scientific views. Then, it presents the critical elements characterizing paths on the thinking of these authors. The study sought to highlight reductionism increasingly present in the approach to the field of social determinants of health. These reductionisms that ultimately limit further reading about the complexity of life in society and reinforce the commodification and trivialization of life. Santos (1988) notes that, in front of these reductionism, science cannot be merely producing a scientific paradigm, but also a social paradigm - the paradigm of a decent life. The thinking of Latour (2012) brought arguments to rethink the 'social' beyond a specific and limited domain of reality, as something always external to the subject and to their own health. The fragmented view of the field of social determinants of health is what we put into analysis and make inquiries as a way to raise future discussions on the topic.

Society lives in a context of informational abundance, from hyperconnectivity and complex sociopolitical relationships in which beliefs and emotional bias seem to influence the public agenda more than facts and evidences. We observe public opinion being moved by mobile collectives in which some individuals or different groups can establish truths on the margins of facts and make them circulate quickly, which confuses discernment and the possibility of reflection.This phenomenon is undoubtedly related to the crises of trust in science, the overflow and saturation of information in daily practices and the intensification of the political debate. There are many counterpoint issues: the circulation of false information, political and ideological polarization, denialist movements, groups attached to informational bubbles that reject some evidences and scientific consensus (there is no climate change, flat earth began to be widely defended, the anti-vaccination movement grew in a considerable proportion, among others), attacks on teaching and research institutions and the circulation of the idea that scientific production and researchers have little contribution for the economic and social growth of the country. Teaching and learning Geography in times of heightened political debate, contradictions and ambiguities is a considerable challenge for Geography teachers, because their theoretical-practices are increasingly being confronted with the proliferation of the loss of teacher authority and confrontations provoked, also, by the political polarization. ; A sociedade vive em um contexto de abundância informacional, da hiperconectividade e de complexas relações sócio-políticas em que as crenças e o viés emocional parecem influenciar mais a agenda pública do que os fatos e evidências. Observamos a opinião pública ser movimentada por coletivos móveis nos quais algum indivíduo ou diferentes grupos podem estabelecer verdades à margem dos fatos e fazê-las circular velozmente, o que embaralha o discernimento e a ...

Este artigo apresenta algumas reflexões sobre o ensino de leitura e a alfabetização no Brasil, tomando como ponto de partida os confrontos contemporâneos entre os chamados 'métodos' e 'metodologias' ou ainda 'linhas', 'filosofias', 'teorias' de alfabetização e de leitura. Situa sua argumentação a partir de alguns embates e algumas preocupações que vêm ocorrendo nesse campo do ensino nesta primeira década do milênio e, como exemplo, analisa um documento publicado pela Comissão de Educação e Cultura da Câmara dos Deputados, intitulado "Relatório final do grupo de trabalho; Alfabetização infantil: os novos caminhos", (Brasília, 2003). Toma essa análise como uma referência para discutir a relação entre a produção científica no campo do ensino da leitura e da alfabetização e seus efeitos no ensino público. No final do texto, o autor evidencia sua perspectiva de pesquisa e expõe algumas sugestões específicas para a abordagem da alfabetização e do ensino da leitura no Brasil, enfatizando as singularidades da escola brasileira em que a oralidade - desde que vista a partir de suas possibilidades autênticas de uso - pode desempenhar um papel fundamental no ensino e na aprendizagem da leitura. Conclui afirmando que a política, muitas vezes, assume este ou aquele método como forma de fugir da responsabilidade mais complexa, que é a de assumir a alfabetização como prioridade absoluta do Estado. ; This article presents reflections on the teaching of reading and literacy in Brazil, taking as its point of departure the current disputes among the so-called 'methods' and 'methodologies', or still, 'lines', 'philosophies', 'theories' of literacy and reading. The text weaves its arguments from some of the clashes and concerns taking place in this field of teaching in this first decade of the new millennium and, as an example, analyzes a document published by the Commission for Education and Culture of the Federal House of Representatives entitled "Final report of the workgroup Child Literacy: the new paths", (Brasília, 2003). This analysis is taken as a reference to discuss the relation between the scientific production in the field of the teaching of reading and literacy, and its influence on public education. Towards the end of the text, the author explains his research perspective and describes specific suggestions to approach the issue of literacy and the teaching of reading in Brazil, emphasizing the singularities of the school in Brazil in which orality - if viewed in its authentic possibilities of use - can play a fundamental role in the teaching and learning of reading. The article's conclusion affirms that, many times, politics adopts this or that method as a way of evading the more complex responsibility of assuming literacy as an absolute priority of the State.

Festivities not always are taken seriously as objects of study, but they have long attracted the attention of social scientists and other researchers. However, its analysis tends to be restricted and enclosed in some classical conceptions that, although relevant and useful, have become mere buzzwords and do not live up to the richness and complexity of this field of study. This article aims to provide some insights for the analysis of the festivities, focusing particularly on carnival and the way it has been treated by Social Sciences. It begins by exposing and discussing some theoretical recurrences – namely the theories of inversion, escape valve, resistance and communitas – and then presents other analytical perspectives that look at different facets of the festivities – cultural, social, economic and political – thus suggesting more in-depth and committed approaches to social reality and less hostage to the abstraction and dryness of theoretical models. ; As festas nem sempre são objetos de estudo levados a sério, mas atraem há muito a atenção de cientistas sociais e outros investigadores. No entanto, a sua análise tende a restringir-se e fechar-se nalgumas conceções clássicas que, sendo relevantes e úteis, tornaram-se meros chavões e não fazem jus à riqueza e complexidade deste campo de estudo. Este artigo pretende fornecer alguns subsídios para a análise da festa, focando-se particularmente no carnaval e no modo como este tem sido tratado pelas Ciências Sociais. Começa por expor e discutir algumas recorrências teóricas – designadamente as teorias da inversão, da válvula de escape, da resistência e da communitas – para depois apresentar outras perspetivas de análise que olham para diferentes facetas da festa – cultural, social, económica e política – sugerindo assim abordagens mais aprofundadas e comprometidas com a realidade social e menos reféns da abstração e secura dos modelos teóricos.