O Ensino de Geografia no Curso de Pedagogia

Abstract

The training and performance of the teacher in the initial series of basic education has been widely reviewed and discussed, especially with regard to deferents areas of knowledge. Accordingly, the objective of the survey was to analyze and understand how this process has been developed training in the discipline of geography, in the course of teaching. The research, a qualitative approach, set up as a case study - a way of teaching a private institution of learning - in which he sought perform analysis document (the plan of education), semi-structured interviews (teacher and students) and observations of the educational process. Once in possession of material, an analysis was made of them, setting up categories that emerged from the material. The results showed that the teaching of discipline, which this institution was termed Methodology for Teaching of Geography, is still based on a traditional education. With insufficient hours, the students remain far away from theoretical discussions and proposals of the latest teaching of geography. The discussion, criticism, the methodological point of view, are little used, or rather poorly developed. Furthermore, we noticed that there was a significant learning about the concepts of geographic science, geography still very focused on Traditional, without a relationship between theory and practice and without being guided in critical, in active relationship with the social events and reflection.