Abstract

PAGAN, Acácio Alexandre; EL-HANI, Charbel  and  BIZZO, Nelio. A identidade humana e o alter vivo: concepções de alguns alunos de ciências biológicas. R. Educ. Públ. [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.44, pp.445-461. ISSN 2238-2097.

We aimedat investigating the conceptions of biological sciences undergraduate students of the State University of MatoGrosso (UNEMAT), Tangará da Serra, about the human (animal) identity. A questionnaire, based on Likert-like scales was applied to all the students of this course, totaling 159 individuals. The results showed that the extension influenced the students’ development of conceptions about the human-animal identity, and that the proximity with scientific initiation activities was related with a tendency to associate moral dimensions with other non-human animals. This information can be important to plan didactical activities that favor overcoming racial prejudice.

Keywords : Teaching Biology; Human Being; Eugenia; Racism.

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