Iniciação científica no clube de ciência da UFPA: interligando a cultura científica e a humanística

Abstract

In this research, I investigate the Scientific Initiation of Basic Education students over four decades at the Science Club of the Federal University of Pará (CCIUFPA), with a view to answering the following research question: In what terms is the Scientific Initiation of students configured of Basic Education at the UFPA Science Club? My main objective is to understand the Scientific Initiation of Basic Education students through analyzes of institutional documents and scientific productions in the time frame from 1979 to 2019, to explain the educational principles developed at CCIUFPA, with a view to characterizing, historically, this educational space and contribute to science education in other educational spaces. From this perspective, I defend the thesis that the Scientific Initiation of Basic Education students, at CCIUFPA, is configured through interactive, interdisciplinary and reflective investigative work, based on everyday situations, interconnecting scientific and humanistic culture, with a view to critical citizenship training. I undertake qualitative research in the narrative modality, considering Discursive Textual Analysis (ATD) as an analytical methodology with technical support from the IRAMUTEQ software for processing information contained in the documentation that constitutes the research corpus, such as projects, reports, dissertations, theses and articles published in event annals and journals. From this process, two analytical categories emerged: i) Scientific Initiation connected to everyday situations of Basic Education students and ii) CCIUFPA Scientific Dissemination: disseminating educational principles. In this way, elements such as creativity, affectivity, protagonism and scientific dissemination of Scientific Initiation made it possible to unveil the educational principles of CCIUFPA: teaching science with investigation, interactive, interdisciplinary and reflective work that favor the teaching and learning process for scientific literacy and critical citizen. Therefore, I understand that CCIUFPA is a relevant educational space for scientific education in the State of Pará, which has been consolidating and disseminating its educational principles over time, starting from Scientific Initiation activities that, in addition to research methodology, it considers essential for the integral development of Basic Education students a humanistic culture in favor of the construction of citizenship.