The text of genetics is not a didactic book of science: a critical rhetoric analysis.

Authors

  • Alberto Gaspar Prof. Dr. Depto Física e Química - Campus de Guaratinguetá Unesp – Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”– Brasil
  • Isabel Cristina de Castro Monteiro Profa. Ms. Depto Física e Química / CTIG – Campus de Guaratinguetá Doutoranda em Educação para a Ciência – Campus de Bauru

Keywords:

textbook, secondary school science, rhetorical analysis, discourse, science education.

Abstract

This paper investigates the Genetics text in Brazilian school science textbooks from a critical rhetoric perspective, focussing on aspects related to the interaction between text and context in the process of meaning making. Categories of analysis used include exigence, authorship, audience and absences, and explore conceptual relationships between readers and authors, and between these participantes and scientific knowledge taught in school. Implications and suggestions of possibilities for using textbooks in the classroom are also presented.

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Published

2016-11-06

How to Cite

Gaspar, A., & Monteiro, I. C. de C. (2016). The text of genetics is not a didactic book of science: a critical rhetoric analysis. Investigations in Science Education, 10(2), 227–254. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/518

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2005): August of 2005

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