Abstract

XAVIER, Patrícia Maria Azevedo  and  FLOR, Cristhiane Carneiro Cunha. FOLK WISDOM AND SCIENCE EDUCATION: A REVIEW FROM THE NATIONAL LITERATURE. Ens. Pesqui. Educ. Ciênc. [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.2, pp.308-328. ISSN 1983-2117.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21172015170202.

We present a Science Education literature review about folk wisdom, trying to understand how this subject is approached by research in science education. We did a revision in six Brazilian periodicals that published articles about science education/science learning, between 2000 and 2012 and, subsequently, sought other publications from the same authors. After reading the papers, we classified them in four categories: Theoretical reflections; New educational alternatives; Knowledge exchange with the community; Investigation of transformation over time. Research on folk wisdom's inclusion in science education is still incipient and focuses on the development of new teaching alternatives. This shows a movement in the sense to approximate, through the research, conventional knowledge to school knowledge.

Keywords : Folk wisdom; Science education; Literature review..

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