History and Philosophy of Science in Brazilian theses and dissertations
An investigative terrain to be explored
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-2911.2022v25espp320-337Abstract
The text in question presents a systematic review about the Brazilian theses and dissertations, defended between 2011 and 2021, which address the relationship of History and Philosophy of Science in the processes of teaching and learning, in order to verify how has been understood the contribution of this knowledge for education/scientific literacy and which ways the authors have pointed to its insertion in pedagogical practices. Through the search for the terms "history and philosophy of science" and "history and philosophy of science", it was surveyed, in a period of ten years (2011 to 2021), the defended stricto sensu works that discuss this theme, in order to identify the main centers of production of these debates, their authors and advisors and the investigative directions. In all, 524 works were identified, among academic and professional theses and dissertations. In view of the data in question, new qualified filters were operated, using the terms "science teaching" and "science teaching", which reduced the primary quantity to 58 works, from which we focused on two perspectives: initial teacher training and teacher performance or pedagogical practice. The data collected help us to outline a panorama about the current discussions about the presence of the History and Philosophy of Science in the formative processes of teachers and students, its contributions, limitations and challenges, as well as point to investigative paths necessary to enhance a science education that considers the humanity underlying the knowledge and knowledges that translate the natural world and our relationships with it.