Scientific-Technological Literacy and Indigenous Culture in the Initial Training of Teachers in Rural Education - Sciences of Nature

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https://doi.org/10.35819/tear.v9.n2.a4505

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Abstract: This article aims to analyze the contributions of the development of a curricular component for the promotion of Scientific-Technological Literacy (STL) and its articulation with the Kaingang indigenous culture in the initial teacher training in Rural Education - Natural Sciences at a Brazilian federal university. The research methodological approach is qualitative and concerning the technical procedures, it is outlined as an action research. Twenty-three academics participated in the study. From this total, twenty are from indigenous lands of the Kaingang culture and three students are from a family farming context. For data collection/construction, a questionnaire, observation script and students' written production (didactic proposals) were used. The main results of the investigation point out the concern with the construction of a more politicized STL that stimulates a critical and conscious reading of the world and a greater social participation in decision-making processes on Science-Technology. This process can be achieved by overcoming the traditional conception of education, through discussions of Science-Technology-Society (STS) interrelations, training for social action and more committed, inclusive and democratic scientific education. These results contribute to stimulate the construction of an STL in this perspective and its relationship with culture and traditional indigenous knowledge in the initial training of teachers in Rural Education.

Keywords: Initial Teacher Training. Kaingang Indigenous Culture. STL. Rural Education. Natural Sciences.

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Author Biographies

  • Moises Marques Prsybyciem, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

    Graduação em Licenciatura em Química pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (2010), Mestrado em Ensino de Ciência e Tecnologia (2015) pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) e doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciência e Tecnologia pela UTFPR. Professor do Curso Interdisciplinar em Educação do Campo: Ciências da Natureza da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Campus Erechim/Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Almir Paulo dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

    Pós-doutorado em Educação pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Professor do Mestrado Profissional em Educação e da Graduação da Universidade Federal Fronteira Sul – Campus Erechim/RS.

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2020-12-08

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Scientific-Technological Literacy and Indigenous Culture in the Initial Training of Teachers in Rural Education - Sciences of Nature. #Tear: Journal of Education, Science and Technology, Canoas, v. 9, n. 2, 2020. DOI: 10.35819/tear.v9.n2.a4505. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/4505. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2026.