Abstract

HUNGARO, Ana Regina de Oliveira  and  PUGLIESE, Adriana. Perspectives and approaches of articles on science communication published in Brazilian journals. Educ. Pesqui. [online]. 2024, vol.50, e275685.  Epub Nov 19, 2024. ISSN 1678-4634.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-4634202450275685por.

Science Communication (SC) plays a crucial role in the social, cultural, and economic development of a society. In Brazil, its history is long, but it has achieved continuous growth, which can be observed in the increasing number of articles published on the subject in recent years. Given this scenario, this paper intended to map how SC has been addressed in different publications, from 2014 to 2021, in six academic journals - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brazilian Academy of Sciences Records), Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (Brazilian Journal of Science Education Research), Ciência & Educação (Science & Education), Educação e Pesquisa (Education and Research), Educação & Realidade (Education & Reality), and Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática (Mathematics and Sciences Teaching Journal) - categorized as “Class A” periodicals in CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Higher Education Staff Improvement Coordination) Qualis Program. Both the Knowledge State in the publications found and the material submitted to Content Analysis, as proposed by Bardin (2011), were reviewed. In all, 51 articles related to Science Communication were selected. In this corpus, the following was observed: 1) the distribution of articles over the years and how the topic has been treated; 2) the number of partnerships between Brazilian and foreign institutions; 3) the presence of major areas of knowledge (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Sciences); and 4) the journals conduct during the pandemic, between 2020 and 2021. Finally, in a qualitative analysis, eight categories were created, making it possible to identify the predominance of use of SC in the classroom as a teaching resource, while other areas showed gaps. Our intention was not to exhaust what is known about the subject - after all, most publications on SC are fragmented - but to provide a general overview of the topic. In this sense, we believe in the role of area specific journals, as well as in the financing of projects that can contribute to SC’s advancement.

Keywords : Science communication; Academic journals; Knowledge State.

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