Science teaching in the village: An experience with Aikanã students and native fruit plants

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4654

Keywords:

Fruit plants, Indigenous Education, Aikanã, Science teaching

Abstract

Brazilian indigenous groups are looking for ways to rescue their culture, but they often face difficulties within education, and more specifically, science education. The aim of this study was to identify and discuss the perceptions of Aikanã indigenous students about the fruit plants of their native land. The data were obtained through a questionnaire, applied to 6th to 9th grade elementar school students, from the Municipal School Multisseriada Indígena Capitan Aritimon, located in the Gleba Tubarão Village, Tubarão Latundê Indigenous Land. It was observed that these fruits guarantee food sustainability in the village, and are known by the students. Most of the time, however, the fruits are distant from the village, thus making their consumption difficult. Research use in teaching science helps students access a prior knowledge that they already have about these native fruits, and. thus are important tools for teaching and building knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Luzia Aikanã, Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Rondônia – SEDUC/RO

Graduada em Licenciatura em Educação Básica Intercultural; Pós-graduanda em Educação Escolar Indígena – UNIR e Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa em Etnoconhecimento e Pesquisa em Educação – GPEPE.

Reginaldo Oliveira Nunes, Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Professor do Departamento de Ciências Humanas e Sociais – DCHS; Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa em Etnoconhecimento e Pesquisa em Educação – GPEPE; Pós-doutorado em Educação – Universidade de Lisboa; Mestre e Doutor em Fitotecnia – UFV; Especialista em Didática do Ensino Superior – FACIMED; Graduado em Ciências Biológicas – UNEMAT e em Pedagogia – FAEL.

Iuri Cruz Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Rondônia - UNIR

Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa em Etnoconhecimento e Pesquisa em Educação – GPEPE; Mestrado em Ensino de Física – UNIR; Especialização em Educação Matemática – FACIMED e em Gestão, Orientação e Supervisão com ênfase em Psicologia Educacional – FAROL; Graduação em Matemática – UNITINS e em Pedagogia – FAEL.

Published

2020-10-26

How to Cite

Aikanã, L., Nunes, R. O., & Oliveira, I. C. (2020). Science teaching in the village: An experience with Aikanã students and native fruit plants. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28, 155. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4654

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Educação e Povos Indígenas