Escola pública e formação para a cidadania: possibilidades da geografia no ensino médio

Abstract

Citizenship is one of the fundamental prerogatives in education, considering it demands to be worked and articulated by all areas of knowledge and given its implication in the recognition of humankind’s historical achievements. Through this, in this research, we investigate the treatment and understanding assigned to citizenship by Geography in High School. In this context, we inquire how citizenship is theoretically presented and how it is learned in High School. Thus, the main purpose of this research is to analyze the contribution of Geography taught in school to the learning of citizenship. To this end, the methodology adopted comprehends the study of theoretical references that problematizes citizenship and Geography in accordance with statements from High School students from two full-time schools in the Western Region of Santa Catarina that adopt full secondary education – one located in a medium-sized city and the other in a small city. The research allows affirming that the understanding of citizenship exceeds the idea of collective, but with emphasis on environmental preservation.