O TRABALHO DE CAMPO COMO EXPERIÊNCIA EDUCATIVA EM GEOGRAFIA
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https://doi.org/10.22409/GEOgraphia2021.v23i50.a41079Keywords:
trabalho de campo, transformação didática, ensino de geografiaAbstract
O presente artigo revisita o trabalho de campo em geografia discutindo questões pedagógicas que envolvem sua implementação na Educação Básica. Partindo-se de uma análise que relaciona o campo ao pensamento geográfico, discute os limites da tradição calcada na pressuposição da neutralidade e da objetividade da observação direta. Contrapõe essa tradição de base positivista às chamadas “epistemologias críticas” que consideram o campo como um “conhecimento situado” sobre processos, pessoas e lugares. Ao centralizar a discussão no caráter pedagógico do campo, o artigo problematiza a tensão existente entre “conhecimentos acadêmicos” e “conhecimentos escolares”, defendendo a necessidade de uma “transformação didática” da abordagem do campo no ensino regular a fim de transformá-lo numa experiência educativa em geografia capaz de engendrar processos mais amplos de educação geográfica.
Palavras-Chave: trabalho de campo, ensino de geografia, papel pedagógico.
FIELDWORK AS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF GEOGRAPHY
Abstract: The article reviews fieldwork studies in geography by discussing pedagogical issues involving in the possibility of its implementation. It presents an analysis of the relation between the field and geographic thought, as well as a discussion of the limits of the tradition based on the presumption of neutrality and objectivity in direct observation. The paper opposes this tradition based on positivism to the so-called “critical epistemologies which consider the field as“situated knowledge” of processes, people, and places. By recognizing the importance of fieldwork in geographic practices, this article aims to be a contribution to the understanding of its pedagogical role, highlighting its ability to awaken interest in acquiring the geographic knowledge.
Keywords: fieldwork, geography teaching, pedagogical role.
LE TRAVAIL DE TERRAIN COMME EXPÉRIENCE ÉDUCATIVE DANS LA GÉOGRAPHIE
Résumé: Cet article revisite le sujet du travail de terrain en géographie en discutant des aspects pédagogiques impliqués dans la possibilité de sa mise en œuvre, à des différents niveaux. En partant de l'analyse du rôle formatif du terrain dans la pensée géographique, il discute les limites de la tradition fondée sur l'hypothèse de la neutralité et de l'objectivité de l'observation directe. Il oppose cette tradition fondée sur le positivisme à ce qu'on appelle les “épistémologies critiques" qui considèrent le terrain comme une forme de connaissance située sur les processus, les personnes et les lieux. Toute en reconnaissant l'importance du travail de terrain dans les pratiques de la géographie, l'article se veut une contribution au rôle pédagogique propre du terrain, en mettant en évidence sa capacité à éveiller l'intérêt pour l'apprentissage et, en particulier, pour la connaissance géographique.
Mots-Clé: travail de terrain, enseignement de la géographie, rôle pédagogique.
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