British church history in the last sixty years is best described as a “coat of many colours”. This image is appropriate because of the growth and proliferation of Black Majority Churches in urban areas of the British Isles. The advent of these churches has contributed to the prevailing pluralistic theological landscape. This thesis aims to evaluate the current status of Black Majority Churches with respect to their origin, growth, distinctives and contributions to British Christianity. Historiographical research methods are utilised in this study, including a review of historical publications on Britain’s Black Majority Churches and evaluation of their liturgical practices, preaching styles, common ethos, training standards and generally accepted doctrinal statements. Hitherto, the general consensus amongst Black British theologians was that the Black Majority Churches originated in the Windrush migration era, beginning in 1948. However, this era is more appropriately seen as one of expansion, rather than the foundation, of Black Majority Churches. The foundation stone for the growth and proliferation of these churches had been laid with the establishment of Sumner Chapel, Peckham, in 1906 by a Ghanaian, Pastor Brem Wilson. Further impetus was given to this initiative with the emergence of the African Church Mission in 1931, led by a Nigerian, Rev Daniel Ekarte. The growth of these churches in urban areas was greatly accentuated during the Windrush dispensation, with the emergence of West Indian churches, which evolved not only as a result of racism but in order to meet the authentic social, cultural and religious needs of Africans and Caribbeans in Britain. The theological flavours of these churches are similar to those of global Pentecostalism, but are modulated by African and Caribbean cosmologies. Alongside their pneumacentric, experiential approach, there exists a strong resonance with the American Pentecostal “health and wealth” ideology. The socio-cultural and religious importance of these churches during the acculturation of migrants in Britain is pivotal, but at times these churches also limit the process of acculturation because of their minimal social interaction with the wider British communities. The political pragmatism of Black-led Churches is gradually evolving and is in sharp contrast to the political ideology of the Black Movement of America. The active involvement of various Black-led Church leaders, community groups and parachurch organizations is gradually shaping the political activities of Black Majority Churches. The missiological praxis of these churches seems suspect because many are “migrant sanctuaries”. The limitations are inherently due to a lack of retrospection on the missional tools of these churches and a certain disregard of the British context. The role and functionalities of these churches in terms of social and political relevance is gradually unfolding. The future relevance of these churches is totally dependent on proactive initiatives such as the planting of missional churches, development of articulate leadership, theological training and engagement with British culture. / PhD (Missiology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, in association with Greenwich School of Theology, UK, 2011

British church history in the last sixty years is best described as a “coat of many colours”. This image is appropriate because of the growth and proliferation of Black Majority Churches in urban areas of the British Isles. The advent of these churches has contributed to the prevailing pluralistic theological landscape. This thesis aims to evaluate the current status of Black Majority Churches with respect to their origin, growth, distinctives and contributions to British Christianity. Historiographical research methods are utilised in this study, including a review of historical publications on Britain’s Black Majority Churches and evaluation of their liturgical practices, preaching styles, common ethos, training standards and generally accepted doctrinal statements. Hitherto, the general consensus amongst Black British theologians was that the Black Majority Churches originated in the Windrush migration era, beginning in 1948. However, this era is more appropriately seen as one of expansion, rather than the foundation, of Black Majority Churches. The foundation stone for the growth and proliferation of these churches had been laid with the establishment of Sumner Chapel, Peckham, in 1906 by a Ghanaian, Pastor Brem Wilson. Further impetus was given to this initiative with the emergence of the African Church Mission in 1931, led by a Nigerian, Rev Daniel Ekarte. The growth of these churches in urban areas was greatly accentuated during the Windrush dispensation, with the emergence of West Indian churches, which evolved not only as a result of racism but in order to meet the authentic social, cultural and religious needs of Africans and Caribbeans in Britain. The theological flavours of these churches are similar to those of global Pentecostalism, but are modulated by African and Caribbean cosmologies. Alongside their pneumacentric, experiential approach, there exists a strong resonance with the American Pentecostal “health and wealth” ideology. The socio-cultural and religious importance of these churches during the acculturation of migrants in Britain is pivotal, but at times these churches also limit the process of acculturation because of their minimal social interaction with the wider British communities. The political pragmatism of Black-led Churches is gradually evolving and is in sharp contrast to the political ideology of the Black Movement of America. The active involvement of various Black-led Church leaders, community groups and parachurch organizations is gradually shaping the political activities of Black Majority Churches. The missiological praxis of these churches seems suspect because many are “migrant sanctuaries”. The limitations are inherently due to a lack of retrospection on the missional tools of these churches and a certain disregard of the British context. The role and functionalities of these churches in terms of social and political relevance is gradually unfolding. The future relevance of these churches is totally dependent on proactive initiatives such as the planting of missional churches, development of articulate leadership, theological training and engagement with British culture. / PhD (Missiology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, in association with Greenwich School of Theology, UK, 2011

<p>This thesis examines how pupils in the upper level of compulsory school learn about environmental issues and related theoretical concepts in an instruction employing an investigative approach and thematically organised content. The results of the study give reason to question some central arguments supporting these designs of instruction. Additionally, and primarily, these results contribute to research on concept formation. An understanding of pupils’ difficulties in learning theoretical concepts as a problem of contextualization is derived, representing an alternative to the influential view in which pupils’ difficulties are seen as a problem of conceptual change.</p><p>Three case studies carried out within the pupils’ regular instruction are presented. The empirical material consists of recorded conversations, observational notes and the pupils’ own written material.</p><p>The first study shows that the pupils experience difficulty in distinguishing among the different meanings attached to individual concepts in various conceptual contexts. This implies that pupils are often unable to identify the meaning relevant to the specific environmental problem on which they are working. The second study shows that the pupils do not make the connection between theoretical concepts and practical activities, as intended in instruction. Instead, they interpret the concepts within separate practical contexts, i.e. interpretative contexts other than the theoretical contexts. Finally, the third study demonstrates that the context for a pupil’s investigation changes as the pupil’s values concerning the environmental issues are brought to the fore. Thus, the outcome indicates that contextualization is a main factor in pupils’ learning of theoretical concepts. It is shown that the pupils’ understanding of theoretical concepts is dependent on their contextualizations of these concepts, both with regard to different conceptual contexts and with regard to different levels within a context. It is also demonstrated that emotions play a part in pupils’ learning by determining into which context pupils choose to enter.</p>

Every local church, although part of a greater denomination, finds itself in a unique context with unique ministerial needs. It is of the utmost importance for every local church to be contextual in its ministry, to eventually being effective in its ministry. To make this possible a Scriptural view of the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church, currently not existing, is a key factor. The primary goal of this research is to provide guidelines to churches to assure the contextualization of their calling and ministerial strategy. This is done by motivating the necessity thereof, and by providing Scriptural principles for the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church. The research is done according to the practical-theological methodology of Gerben Heitink (1 999). • The first part of the study consists of a hermeneutical process giving perspective on the current state of affairs in ministerial theory and practice, as well as providing Scriptural principles. Chapter 2 of the hermeneutical investigation wants to determine in what manner the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church is currently being recognized when a local church determines their specific calling and ministerial strategy. Furthermore a brief overview is given regarding the state of affairs in South Africa which has an effect on the climate in which ministry has to take place. This ensures the contextualization of the study. In Chapter 3 Scriptural principles are developed regarding the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church. In Chapter 2 a description is made of the situation that has to change and in Chapter 3 the principles are developed by which the change has to take place. The research in Chapter 3 focuses on the periscope of Acts 21:17-26 and related periscopes. • The second part of the study comprises of an empirical investigation of Afrikaans speaking reformed church members in Eastern Pretoria to determine how they view the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church. • The third part comprises the strategic perspective that integrates the research results of Chapters 2, 3, and 4 to develop a theory of practice. This practical theory provides guidelines to local churches to help them determine their specific calling and ministerial strategy in the light of the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church. The result of this study shows that the interplay between the unity of the church, the diversity of the church and the fulfilment of the calling of the church is a key factor in determining the specific calling and ministerial strategy of a local church to ensure their obedience to Gods calling. Beacons were developed in the light of the Scriptural interplay and presented as guidelines for the local church. The beacons are in short: 1 - Identifying the unique context; 2 - Ascertaining of the current interplay; 3 - Ascertaining of the Scriptural interplay; 4 - Breaking through traditions; 5 - Create balance in the interplay; 6 - Ensure unity in communal interest; 7 – ensure diversity, not in own interest; 8 - Accommodating each other. / Thesis (M.Th. (Practical Theology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006

Pesquisas na área de ensino de química sobre abordagens didáticas vêm destacando a contextualização dos conhecimentos científicos como um fundamento pedagógico que possibilita a formação para a cidadania, a aprendizagem de conhecimentos científicos e que os alunos reconheçam a química em seu contexto social. Tendo em vista que nas últimas décadas a contextualização vem sendo valorizada nos documentos oficias de educação e, consequentemente, no âmbito da educação básica, incluindo o Estado de São Paulo, nos interessou investigar como os estudantes do ensino médio da rede estadual paulista reconhecem que os conhecimentos da química estão presentes em seu cotidiano e na sociedade em geral, como eles aplicam os conhecimentos químicos para explicar fenômenos do mundo físico e no contexto social, e como a contextualização está presente nas aulas desses estudantes. Foram investigados alunos da primeira e da terceira série do ensino médio e também seus professores de química. A pesquisa foi feita em três momentos: uma aplicação piloto; a coleta de dados, com o instrumento reformulado, que foi aplicado aos alunos de primeira e terceira série do ensino médio de nove escolas de diferentes cidades da região metropolitana de São Paulo; e, entrevistas com os professores, a fim de conhecer suas concepções e práticas de ensino. Os alunos das duas séries responderam aos mesmos instrumentos. Os instrumentos abordaram questões que relacionam os conteúdos químicos com questões de conhecimento cotidiano e questões conceituais. Houve, também, outro instrumento de reconhecimento de conceitos relacionados à química, este foi aplicado aos alunos da terceira série. Os dados foram analisados quantitativamente e qualitativamente. A análise quantitativa abrangeu análise de itens e a comparação estatística entre médias das duas séries. A análise qualitativa abordou a construção de níveis de conhecimento e a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apresentaram diferença de conhecimento entre estudantes de mesma escola. No geral, foram encontradas poucas diferenças entre os alunos das duas séries e poucas diferenças entre as escolas pesquisadas. Com os resultados dessa pesquisa foi identificado que há a necessidade de que os professores ampliem seus entendimentos sobre a contextualização e reflitam sobre seus métodos de ensino. / Contextualization of chemical content has been highlighted in Chemistry teaching researches about didactic approach as a pedagogical foundation that allows the developing of citizenship, learning scientific concepts and that students recognizing Chemistry in their social context of daily life. In the last two decades, contextualization has been addressed in official educational documents and, consequently, in the scope of basic education, which we have been interested to investigate how High School students, of schools locate on São Paulo State, recognize chemical concepts in daily life and in society; analyze how they apply these concepts in order to explain physical phenomenon in a social context; and analyze how contextualization is presented in their classes. It was investigated students from K-10 and K-12 and also their Chemistry teachers. The research was conducted in three steps: application of the prototype, data collection, with a elaborated instrument, which was applied to K-10 and K-12 students from nine different schools located in the São Paulo metropolitan area; and also, interviews with teachers, in order to know their concepts and teaching practice. All students, from K-10 and K-12, answered the same questionnaire. The instruments approached questions related to chemical concepts in real situations, questions about daily life and conceptual questions as well. There was another instrument about recognizing concepts related to Chemistry, which was applied only to K-12 students. The data collected was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The qualitatively analysis included the item analysis and the statistical comparison among means of the two series. The qualitative analysis addressed the construction of knowledge levels and content analysis. The results showed the difference of knowledge among students from the same school. Generally, few differences were found among students from K-10 and K-12, and few differences among the schools surveyed. The results also indicated that there is a need for teachers to broaden their understanding about contextualization and reflection on their teaching methods.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T19:33:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Salete de Almeida Moraes Lima.pdf: 2606519 bytes, checksum: 6c41a5cd5e9b9164d3e6b62af3f91902 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-28 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / This dissertation is inserted in the line of research Reading Writing and Teaching of Portuguese, and its main purpose is a study on the context and written production in high school. Are the specific goals: to raise background data production activities in writing textbooks, to analyze whether or not there is adequacy of contextual point of view, the activities proposed. The corpus is formed by a set of exercises productions of texts from Textbook currently used in the Public Schools State. The procedure adopted in the work is theoretical, analytical and theoretical foundation lies in the field of studies on the text in the speech. Given the limits found in the proposals examined, it is proposed a retextualization written for production activities guided by contextual elements / Esta dissertação situa-se na linha de pesquisa Leitura Escrita e Ensino de Língua Portuguesa, e tem por tema um estudo sobre a contextualização e a produção escrita no Ensino Médio. São seus objetivos específicos: levantar dados contextuais em atividades de produção escrita em Livros Didáticos; analisar se existe ou não adequação, do ponto de vista contextual, às atividades propostas. O corpus é formado por um conjunto de exercícios de produções de textos extraídos de Livro Didático utilizado atualmente em Escolas da Rede Pública Estadual. O procedimento adotado no trabalho é teóricoanalítico e a fundamentação teórica situa-se no campo dos estudos sobre o texto no discurso. Em face dos limites encontrados nas propostas analisadas, propõe-se uma retextualização para atividades de produção escrita orientadas por elementos contextualizadores

De um lado, pesquisas educacionais retratam as contribuições da Alfabetização Científica e Tecnológica (ACT) para a formação do aluno. Por outro, observa-se uma lacuna no que diz respeito a estratégias didáticas que possibilitem ao professor trabalhar com a ACT em sala de aula. Neste trabalho apresentamos uma proposta metodológica que permite contemplar, por meio do desenvolvimento de um projeto, os objetivos da ACT, assim como romper com práticas que valorizam apenas o repasse de informações. Essa proposta é denominada Ilha Interdisciplinar de Racionalidade (IIR) onde a partir de uma situação o aluno utilizará os saberes construídos em diferentes disciplinas para solucionar um problema. Essa abordagem de projeto também permite trabalhar, em sala de aula, a Interdisciplinaridade. No entanto, nessa perspectiva, a Interdisciplinaridade não é tida apenas como a integração de disciplinas, mas em um sentido amplo, como a mobilização dos saberes provenientes do currículo escolar, assim como do cotidiano. Entretanto, a literatura revela a existência de conflitos conceituais e, até mesmo, metodológicos atrelados à compreensão desse termo. Por isso, ao adotar essa perspectiva torna-se imprescindível compreender o conceito de Interdisciplinaridade no cerne da IIR. O desenvolvimento da IIR ainda possibilita abordar os conteúdos curriculares de forma problematizada e contextualizadora. Do mesmo modo, é fundamental compreender os conceitos de Problematização e de Contextualização, pois no cotidiano escolar é possível encontrar interpretações equivocadas sobre esses termos. Em relação à Problematização há aqueles que a reduzem a uma lista de exercícios; já a Contextualização é tida, em alguns casos, como a exemplificação de fatos do cotidiano. Esse tipo de entendimento torna-se um obstáculo significativo quando se tem o objetivo de trabalhar com a IIR no contexto educacional. A partir desse contexto, nesta tese, discutimos em uma perspectiva epistemológica cada um desses termos. Além disso, realizamos uma ação de formação continuada denominada Trabalhando com projetos em sala de aula: construindo uma Ilha Interdisciplinar de Racionalidade para investigar a percepção de um grupo de professores em relação à Interdisciplinaridade, à Problematização e à Contextualização. Para tanto, em um primeiro momento realizou-se à análise de dois fóruns de discussão onde o primeiro abordava a Problematização e Contextualização e, o segundo, O conceito de Interdisciplinaridade. Posteriormente, após oito meses do término da 1º edição do curso, realizou-se uma entrevista semi-estruturada com quatro professores e, com dois professores, sete meses depois da conclusão da 2º edição do curso. Com essa ação analisou-se, de forma mais ampla, a percepção deles em relação a esses temas. Com o objetivo de verificar a relação entre o discurso e a prática pedagógica dos professores, no que concerne aos conceitos de Problema, Problematização, Contextualização e Interdisciplinaridade, realizou-se a análise de duas atividades, sendo elas, o fórum de discussão Compartilhando os resultados da aplicação da IIR na escola e a A aplicação da IIR no contexto escolar. A partir da análise dos dados constatou-se a dificuldade que os professores possuem para trabalhar de forma problematizada, contextualizada e interdisciplinar em sala de aula. Por outro lado, constatou-se que o curso Trabalhando com projetos em sala de aula: construindo uma Ilha Interdisciplinar de Racionalidade propiciou aos professores participantes um novo fazer pedagógico, assim como a construção de novos conhecimentos, uma vez que as ações adotadas por eles, para implementar a IIR no contexto escolar, aproximavam-se da discussão teórica abordada no curso. / The educational research has presented the contributions of the Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL) to students formation. However, there is a gap in teaching strategies that has not allowed the teacher to work with STL in the classroom. In this work, we present a methodological proposal that enables us to study STL objectives, and break with practices that value only information transference as well. This proposal is called Interdisciplinary Island of Rationality (IIR) where given a situation the student will use knowledge built in different disciplines to solve a problem. This design approach also allows Interdisciplinarity. In this perspective, Interdisciplinarity is not only seen as the integration of disciplines, but in a broad sense, as the mobilization of knowledge from the school curriculum, as well as from everyday life. Yet, literature has revealed the existence of conceptual and even methodological conflicts linked to the understanding of this term. For that reason, in adopting this perspective it becomes imperative to understand the concept of Interdisciplinarity at the heart of IIR. The development of IIR still makes it possible to approach curricular contents in a problematized and contextualizing way. In the same way, it is essential to understand the concepts of Problematization and Contextualization, because in the school environment it is possible to find misinterpretations about these terms. In relation to Problematization there are those who reduce it to a list of exercises; Contextualization is, in some cases, seen as the exemplification of everyday facts. This type of understanding becomes a significant obstacle when it is intended to work with IIR in the educational context. In this thesis, we discuss each of these terms in an epistemological perspective. In addition, we have carried out a continuing education action called Working with projects in the classroom: building an Interdisciplinary Island of Rationality to investigate the perception of a group of teachers regarding Interdisciplinarity, Problematization and Contextualization. At first, the analysis of two discussion forums: the first one dealing with Problematization and Contextualization, and the second with The concept of Interdisciplinarity. Subsequently, eight months after the end of the first course edition, a semistructured interview was conducted with four teachers, and with two teachers seven months after the conclusion of the second course edition. To verify the relationship between the discourse and the pedagogical teachers practice, in what concerns the concepts of Problem, Problematization, Contextualization, and Interdisciplinarity, the analysis of two activities was carried out, being the discussion forums: Sharing the results of the application of the IIR in the school, and The application of the IIR in the school context. The results show the difficulty of the teachers to work in a problematized, contextualized and interdisciplinary way in the classroom. On the other hand, it was verified that the course Working with projects in the classroom: building an Interdisciplinary Island of Rationality provided the participating teachers with a new pedagogical work, as well as with the construction of new knowledge, since the actions adopted by them to implement the IIR in the school context, approached the theoretical discussion addressed in the course.

Pesquisas na área de ensino de química sobre abordagens didáticas vêm destacando a contextualização dos conhecimentos científicos como um fundamento pedagógico que possibilita a formação para a cidadania, a aprendizagem de conhecimentos científicos e que os alunos reconheçam a química em seu contexto social. Tendo em vista que nas últimas décadas a contextualização vem sendo valorizada nos documentos oficias de educação e, consequentemente, no âmbito da educação básica, incluindo o Estado de São Paulo, nos interessou investigar como os estudantes do ensino médio da rede estadual paulista reconhecem que os conhecimentos da química estão presentes em seu cotidiano e na sociedade em geral, como eles aplicam os conhecimentos químicos para explicar fenômenos do mundo físico e no contexto social, e como a contextualização está presente nas aulas desses estudantes. Foram investigados alunos da primeira e da terceira série do ensino médio e também seus professores de química. A pesquisa foi feita em três momentos: uma aplicação piloto; a coleta de dados, com o instrumento reformulado, que foi aplicado aos alunos de primeira e terceira série do ensino médio de nove escolas de diferentes cidades da região metropolitana de São Paulo; e, entrevistas com os professores, a fim de conhecer suas concepções e práticas de ensino. Os alunos das duas séries responderam aos mesmos instrumentos. Os instrumentos abordaram questões que relacionam os conteúdos químicos com questões de conhecimento cotidiano e questões conceituais. Houve, também, outro instrumento de reconhecimento de conceitos relacionados à química, este foi aplicado aos alunos da terceira série. Os dados foram analisados quantitativamente e qualitativamente. A análise quantitativa abrangeu análise de itens e a comparação estatística entre médias das duas séries. A análise qualitativa abordou a construção de níveis de conhecimento e a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apresentaram diferença de conhecimento entre estudantes de mesma escola. No geral, foram encontradas poucas diferenças entre os alunos das duas séries e poucas diferenças entre as escolas pesquisadas. Com os resultados dessa pesquisa foi identificado que há a necessidade de que os professores ampliem seus entendimentos sobre a contextualização e reflitam sobre seus métodos de ensino. / Contextualization of chemical content has been highlighted in Chemistry teaching researches about didactic approach as a pedagogical foundation that allows the developing of citizenship, learning scientific concepts and that students recognizing Chemistry in their social context of daily life. In the last two decades, contextualization has been addressed in official educational documents and, consequently, in the scope of basic education, which we have been interested to investigate how High School students, of schools locate on São Paulo State, recognize chemical concepts in daily life and in society; analyze how they apply these concepts in order to explain physical phenomenon in a social context; and analyze how contextualization is presented in their classes. It was investigated students from K-10 and K-12 and also their Chemistry teachers. The research was conducted in three steps: application of the prototype, data collection, with a elaborated instrument, which was applied to K-10 and K-12 students from nine different schools located in the São Paulo metropolitan area; and also, interviews with teachers, in order to know their concepts and teaching practice. All students, from K-10 and K-12, answered the same questionnaire. The instruments approached questions related to chemical concepts in real situations, questions about daily life and conceptual questions as well. There was another instrument about recognizing concepts related to Chemistry, which was applied only to K-12 students. The data collected was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The qualitatively analysis included the item analysis and the statistical comparison among means of the two series. The qualitative analysis addressed the construction of knowledge levels and content analysis. The results showed the difference of knowledge among students from the same school. Generally, few differences were found among students from K-10 and K-12, and few differences among the schools surveyed. The results also indicated that there is a need for teachers to broaden their understanding about contextualization and reflection on their teaching methods.

A presente pesquisa busca evidenciar a experimentação contextualizada e interdisciplinar proposta no livro Dialogando Ciência entre sabores, odores e aromas: contextualizando os alimentos química e biologicamente (DC), no contexto da escola. As questões investigadas são: como os alunos de Ensino Fundamental (9º ano) e Médio percebem e compreendem a proposta da experimentação contextualizada e interdisciplinar e quais as impressões e as implicações possibilitadas em sala de aula por meio da experimentação contextualizada e interdisciplinar por parte dos professores de Química e Biologia? Primeiramente foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico da temática abordada, ressaltando conceitos fundamentais para o entendimento do objeto de pesquisa, bem como esclarecimentos quanto à interdisciplinaridade e à contextualização. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram alunos do Ensino Fundamental (9º ano) e Médio, além dos professores de Química e Biologia. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados com os alunos foram os questionários estruturados, com perguntas fechadas e abertas, respondidas após a realização dos experimentos, para os contextos A, B e C. Também foi realizada uma oficina para professores das áreas de Biologia e Química, com a aplicação de um questionário contendo 10 proposições e uma pergunta aberta. Ainda foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com três professoras. Como resultados, evidenciou-se que o livro DC apresenta materiais de fácil manuseio e aquisição Os questionamentos propostos valorizam as ideias prévias e o uso da linguagem cotidiana e científico escolar. As leituras do “Aprofunde seus conhecimentos...” instigam a pesquisa e apropriação dos conceitos e a abordagem contextualizada e interdisciplinar que promoveram os entendimentos do fenômeno de forma integral. As impressões e implicações anunciadas pelos professores versavam sobre a simplicidade dos experimentos, o planejamento como aspecto central da experimentação para que se possa pensar no professor como mediador, a interdisciplinaridade como possibilidade de integração dos conhecimentos nos contextos escolares, proporcionada pelo diálogo, permitindo que tanto os professores de Química como de Biologia dialoguem com o mesmo objeto de estudo e a contextualização que permitiu a problematização de situações reais, providas de significados. / The present research aims at evincing the contextualized and interdisciplinary experimentation proposed in the book Dialogando Ciência entre sabores, odores e aromas: contextualizing the foods chemically and biologically (DC), in the context of the school. The questions investigated are: how primary and middle school students perceive and understand the proposal of contextualized and interdisciplinary experimentation and what impressions and implications are made possible in the classroom through contextualized and interdisciplinary experimentation by the chemistry and biology teachers? Firstly, a bibliographical survey of the subject matter was carried out, highlighting fundamental concepts for the understanding of the research object, as well as clarifications regarding interdisciplinary and contextualization. The subjects of the research were primary school (9th grade) and middle school students and chemistry and biology teachers. The data collection instruments from the students were: structured questionnaires, with closed and open questions, answered after the experiments, for contexts A, B and C A workshop for teachers in the areas of Biology and Chemistry was also held, in which a questionnaire containing 10 propositions and one open question was applied. Semistructured interviews with three teachers were also carried out. As results it was evidenced that the book DC presents materials of easy handling and acquisition; the proposed questions value previous ideas and the use of everyday school and scientific language; the readings of: Aprofunde seus conhecimentos ... instigate the research and appropriation of the concepts and the contextualized and interdisciplinary approach that promoted the understandings of the phenomenon in an integral way. The impressions and implications announced by the teachers were about: the simplicity of the experiments; planning as the central aspect of experimentation so that one can think of the teacher as mediator; interdisciplinary as a possibility of integration of knowledge in school contexts, provided by the dialogue, allowing both chemistry and biology teachers to dialogue with the same object of study and contextualization that allowed the problematization of real situations, loaded with meanings.

Orientador: Maurício Compiani / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T21:22:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Barbosa_MagaliAndrade_M.pdf: 2558420 bytes, checksum: eba0ccdd876f993077950ab641ff4427 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Neste trabalho se pretendeu analisar quais conhecimentos geométricos foram apropriados pelos alunos que participaram dos estudos do lugar/ambiente em um projeto com temática ambiental. O objetivo principal é investigar o papel mediador do professor no planejamento de atividades contextualizadas sobre conhecimentos geométricos em uma microbacia urbana. Além disso, se discutiu sobre nossa atuação como professora na elaboração de atividades, na aplicação e nas reflexões de conhecimentos produzidos a partir de estudos do lugar/ambiente do entorno da escola. As atividades desenvolvidas neste trabalho fazem parte de uma pesquisa mais ampla intitulada: "Projeto Ribeirão Anhumas na Escola", na qual participávamos de um subgrupo na Escola Estadual Adalberto Nascimento, que incluía Matemática (professora dessa pesquisa), Geografia, Português e Artes. Por essa característica multidisciplinar do projeto, procurou-se estabelecer conexões entre o conteúdo de geometria e com as atividades interdisciplinares por meio de temas geocientíficos que permitiram a articulação com a realidade vivida pelo aluno. Desenvolveu-se uma concepção de contextualização, que entende que a produção de conhecimento é fruto do espaço cultural em que se situam os sujeitos, que busca tratar de temas e problemas reais da vida dos estudantes situando o raciocínio do aluno a partir de um conceito que seja uma forma mais elementar daquele tema ou problema considerado, mediando à aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento desses alunos da estrutura de pensamento elementar para atingir outra estrutura mais elevada. A pesquisa é de cunho qualitativo, fundamentada metodologicamente como pesquisa-ação colaborativa, em especial no que tange ao planejamento dos problemas de ensino-aprendizagem, à formulação e aplicação das atividades e ao acompanhamento dos processos de aprendizagem dos alunos. Este projeto, por sua vez, compõe-se com essa metodologia e trata especificamente da reflexão de uma professora e da aprendizagem contextualizada da geometria sob uma abordagem histórico-cultural (apoiado nos trabalhos de Vygotsky e de Freitas, 2002). Há um tratamento mais específico da aprendizagem e ampliação dos conhecimentos matemáticos à luz da matematização horizontal e vertical (Luccas e Batista, 2011) e das dimensões dialética horizontal e vertical (Compiani, 2007 e 2013). Descreve-se o conjunto de atividades realizadas em três grandes momentos da pesquisa. No entanto, para a interpretação mais detalhada, utilizam-se três atividades do primeiro momento, três atividades do segundo momento e do terceiro momento uma das atividades e seis questões trabalhadas no 2º trabalho de campo, considerado como importante no ensino de geometria para mostrar o raciocínio do aluno com relação à dinâmica da microbacia urbana. Concluiu-se que, as reflexões da prática pedagógica foram contribuições adquiridas no período de formação do professor no projeto que ao se trabalhar com o lugar/ambiente na construção de conhecimentos geométricos foi fundamental estabelecer a relação escola-vida com o intuito de aprimorar a aprendizagem e desenvolver o raciocínio espacial e racional do aluno no seu processo de formação cognitivo, social e afetivo / Abstract: This paper aims to analyze geometrical knowledge which were appropriated by the students who participated in the studies of the place / environment on a project with environmental issues. The main objective is to investigate the mediating role of the teacher in planning activities contextualized knowledge about geometry in an urban watershed. In addition, they discussed about our role as teacher-building activities in the application of knowledge and reflections produced from studies of place / environment around the school. The activities developed in this paper are part of a broader study entitled: "Project Ribeirão Anhumas School", in which we took part of a subgroup in the State School Adalberto Birth, which included Mathematics (teacher of this research), Geography, Arts and Portuguese. For this feature multidisciplinary project, we tried to establish connections between the geometry content and activities through interdisciplinary geoscientific themes that allowed the articulation with the reality experienced by the student. Developed a concept of contextualization, which means that the production of knowledge is a result of the cultural space in which are located the subjects, which seeks to address the issues and problems of real life students situating the student's reasoning from a concept that is a more elementary that topic or problem considered mediating the learning and development of these students thought elementary structure to achieve another higher structure. The research is a qualitative, grounded methodologically as collaborative action research, particularly in relation to the planning of the problems of teaching and learning, the formulation and implementation of activities and the monitoring of students learning processes. This project, in turn, is composed with this methodology and specifically deals with the reflection of a teacher and contextualized learning geometry in a cultural-historical approach (based on the works of Vygotsky and Freitas, 2002). There is a more specific treatment of learning and extension of mathematical knowledge in light of horizontal and vertical mathematization (Luccas and Batista, 2011) and the horizontal and vertical dimensions dialectic (Compiani, 2007 and 2013). Describes the set of activities performed in three major moments of the research. However, for a more detailed interpretation, we use three activities the first time, three activities of the second phase and the third phase of the activities six issues worked on the 2nd field work, considered important in teaching geometry to show student's reasoning with regard to the dynamics of urban watershed. Concluded that the reflections of pedagogical practice contributions were acquired during teacher training in design when working with the place/environment in the construction of geometrical knowledge was essential to establish a school- life in order to enhance learning and develop spatial reasoning and rational student in the process of forming cognitive, social and emotional / Mestrado / Ensino e Historia de Ciencias da Terra / Mestra em Ensino e História de Ciências da Terra