ÉTICA NO ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS: RESPONSABILIDADES E COMPROMISSOS COM A EVOLUÇÃO MORAL DA CRIANÇA NAS DISCUSSÕES DE ASSUNTOS CONTROVERTIDOS

Júlio César Castilho Razera; Roberto Nardi

Ethics in science education: responsabilities and commitments with the child's moral development in the discussion of controversial subjects

Authors

Júlio César Castilho Razera Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
Roberto Nardi Departamento de Educação, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade Estadua l Paulista

Keywords:

Ethics, Moral Development, Controversial Issues, Multiculturalism.

Abstract

A review of recent research outcomes presents in a sample of Science Education journals, shows that ethics and moral development issues have been neglected in the Science Education research. Based in theoretical referential directed toward this theme, and in a research carried out on controversial issues in the Science Teaching, such as those related to the debate creationism versus evolutionism, this paper tries to show the necessity and possibilities to take into consideration questions of this nature in classroom, in order to help developing the moral in students.

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2016-11-06

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Razera, J. C. C., & Nardi, R. (2016). Ethics in science education: responsabilities and commitments with the child’s moral development in the discussion of controversial subjects. Investigations in Science Education, 11(1), 53–66. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/502

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2006): March of 2006

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