masterThesis
Arboviroses no ensino de ciências em região do semiárido potiguar: relações com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável
Fecha
2021-12-22Registro en:
REIS, Juliana Ribeiro dos. Arboviroses no ensino de ciências em região do semiárido potiguar: relações com os objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável. 2021. 87f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática) - Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2021.
Autor
Reis, Juliana Ribeiro dos
Resumen
Mosquitoes of the genus Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the protagonists in the spread
of arboviruses throughout the world. Among the most frequent arboviruses in Brazil, Zika,
Chikungunya, Yellow Fever and the most reported, Dengue, stand out. The campaigns
developed, mainly by public bodies, are focused on eradicating the vector, centering on medical
issues and excluding political, social, economic and environmental factors that favor the
triggering of epidemiological outbreaks. Teaching has a fundamental role in the discussion of
these issues within the school environment. Education for Sustainability allows students to
visualize the problems that surround society from a holistic approach. In order to contribute to
the teaching of arboviruses in science and biology classes, this research aimed to raise how this
theme is worked on in publications in the field of science education. We also surveyed the
knowledge, approaches, evaluation methods and educational objects used by teachers to
develop the theme of arboviruses in public schools in the city of Currais Novos, in the interior
of Rio Grande do Norte. The research methodology is qualitative and exploratory in nature. As
a result, we observed a teaching directed to the medical issues of the disease and excluding
social and environmental factors directly related to the expansion of epidemiological outbreaks.
Furthermore, we perceive a need for continuing education for teachers, given the unsatisfactory
level of knowledge, especially for arboviruses recently reported in Brazil – Zika and
Chikungunya. We suggest the introduction of Education for Sustainability, inserted in the
Sustainable Development Goals, in order to work with arboviruses in a broader way,
contemplating social, economic and environmental aspects, in order to develop critical and
citizen education.