Scientific literacy in human sciences: towards a dialogue

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Scientific Literacy, Human Sciences, Basic Education

Abstract

The present study aims to discuss and problematize how close is the relationship between the notion of scientific literacy and school teaching of human sciences by presenting the results of the analysis of 32 articles, focusing on their main contributions, principles, challenges and suggestions that may potentially foster the dialogue between scientific literacy and human sciences. The construction of the analysis was based on a heuristic methodology whose results gave visibility to four general aspects: scientific literacy as a way to qualify human sciences teaching, the strengthening of a vision about school education based on scientific values, the valorization of practices as a place of formative experience and the viability of scientific literacy to be thought of as a social practice.

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Eduardo Carvalho Ferreira, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp)

Professor do ensino médio e pós-doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Escola de
Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH) da Unifesp.

Jerusa Vilhena de Moraes, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp)

Professora associada do Departamento de Educação da Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH) da Unifesp. Vice-coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Unifesp. Realiza pesquisa na área de ensino e aprendizagem, tendo como linha de investigação a resolução de problemas, a alfabetização científica em sala de aula, as metodologias de ensino e a educação geográfica. Coordena o Grupo de Pesquisa Alfabetização Científica e as Metodologias de Ensino.

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2022-12-22

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Ferreira, E. C., & Moraes, J. V. de. (2022). Scientific literacy in human sciences: towards a dialogue. Cadernos De Pesquisa, 52, e09212. Retrieved from https://publicacoesfcc.emnuvens.com.br/cp/article/view/9212

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