Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Laysla Caroline Rosa de; GENOVESE, Luiz Gonzaga Roversi; CARVALHO, Washington Luiz Pacheco de  and  GENOVESE, Cinthia Leticia de Carvalho Roversi. Paulo Freire’s dialogic theory and socio-scientific issues in early childhood teaching education about the presence of water in the Solar System. Ciência educ. [online]. 2023, vol.29, e23052.  Epub Nov 06, 2023. ISSN 1980-850X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-731320230052.

In this paper, we present the challenges and lessons learned by pedagogues in their initial training who took part in a mini-course on Astronomy and Astrobiology, from the perspective of Education through socio-scientific issues and Paulo Freire’s dialogic theory. We believe that research takes a qualitative approach, with data collected through class recordings and lesson plans developed by participants. The content analysis performed on the theoretical concepts worked and the data obtained resulted in the development of three dimensions: content, dialogicity and socio-scientific question. The findings emphasize the importance of providing a critical education in science that encourages dialogicity, autonomy of thought, and reflection on controversial scientific topics for pedagogues in training.

Keywords : Science teaching; Teacher training; Socioscientific issues; Astronomy; Astrobiology.

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