SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CTS EDUCATION IN THE PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS IN A CONSERVATION UNIT

Abstract

The growing dependence of science and technology on socio-environmental issues requires the construction of a new scientific culture in the educational context, especially through the insertion of environmental approaches in Science Teaching. This research was guided by the question: how do science educators, working in schools located in Conservation Units, perceive the dimensions of the Science-Technology-Society triad in association with the environmental dimension? The research aimed to analyze the relations between the environment and the triad Science-Technology-Society in the context of Science Teaching in a community located in an environmental protection area. Participated in the research: two educators of the Science and Biology disciplines of schools in the region of the Maracanã Conservation Unit, in São Luís - Maranhão, Brazil. The people interviewed demonstrated a superficial understanding of the relationships between science, technology and the environment in contemporary societies. However, they recognized the importance of discussing these topics in education as a strategy to face the socio-environmental crisis.