Multiculturalismo no ensino de biologia na visão de estudantes de uma escola particular do município de dias d’ Ávila

Abstract

The multicultural education has generated extensive discussions with the defense of different perspectives, especially for teaching practice. However, studies that discuss the student understandings about teaching practice focusing on multiculturalism in science education are still incipient in Brazil. From these reflections, an interest has raised to interpret the conceptions of students in a private school about the practice of teaching biology from the perspective of multiculturalism in science education. A questionnaire was applied with open and closed questions to 32 students. The results have shown that, in general, the students argue that teachers should adopt a respectful approach about cultural diversity when different knowledge arises spontaneously in the classroom. They also consider that the teacher should raise subjects related to culture and link them to the specific contents of biology. At this article, from the conceptions of the students, we present teaching approaches that can be used to encourage a culturally oriented teaching of Biology. The efforts to reach this target are guided by valuing diversity, respect for others and development of individuals with critical sense and committed to the new society that emerges and is imposed.