Abstract

DOS SANTOS, Osmair Carlos et al. Ethnoastronomy approaches in science books distributed in Brazil in 2020 by the national book and teaching material program (PNLD). Rev. enseñ. fís. [online]. 2023, vol.35, n.2, pp.1-16.  Epub Dec 19, 2023. ISSN 0326-7091.  http://dx.doi.org/10.55767/2451.6007.v35.n2.43672.

This work seeks to characterize ethnoastronomy themes in science textbooks distributed, in 2020, by the Brazilian's National Program of Didactic Book (PNLD), taking as a focus the ninth year of Elementary School, the series in which astronomy obtains greater curricular space. The research, of a qualitative nature, sought a theoretical and historical review of the object, as well as a new enunciation of its rationality through a reconstructive hermeneutics, using content analysis resources to evaluate the frequency of citations to less valued cultures. socially and approaches that value multiculturalism in the chosen corpus. As a result, it was found that eleven of the twelve works analyzed made reference to the sky seen from the perception of non-dominant cultures. However, in most of these works, the approach still presents a simplistic vision that does not reflect multiculturalism in teaching proposals. It is, therefore, essential that these materials, which are mandatory for use and reach tens of millions of Brazilian students, value the contributions and perspectives of different cultures, incorporating them into the teaching-learning processes.

Keywords : Cultural astronomy; Science teaching; Ethnoastronomy; Basic education; PNLD..

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