STS Curriculum: research trends in teacher training

Abstract

In the academic environment, the Science Technology and Society (STS) approach has been gaining ground since the 1970s, and since then, its central objective has been to foster the scientific education of citizens. Based on this understanding, this study aims to characterize the scientific production on curriculum with a focus on STS in teacher education. For this, an analysis of theses and dissertations published in the last ten years in Brazil was performed. Data were collected from a survey at the National Library of Theses and Dissertations (BNTD), between 2009 and 2018, using the acronyms “currículo”, “CTS”, “Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade”. The study was guided according to content analysis. The results indicated the need for more studies involving the STS curriculum in the initial and continuing education of teachers, aiming to expand the problematizations regarding the deterministic, technocratic and salvationist model of science.