Ensino de paleontologia: uma análise dos projetos pedagógicos de cursos de licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas

Abstract

Paleontology is the science that investigates the beings of the past and comprehends broad questions in several areas. The main objective of this study was to analyze the menus of the Pedagogical Projects of Degree Courses (PPC) in Biological Sciences in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and to verify the insertion of the teaching of Paleontology. The Pedagogical Project of the Course contemplates the set of organizational and operational guidelines that express and guide the pedagogical practice of the course. This analysis was documentary, qualitative and quantitative, and we used three categories of analysis: Paleontology techniques, Paleontology concepts and Paleontology teaching. As a result, it was found that from a total of 26 PPCs analyzed, there is a greater emphasis on courses for Paleontology concepts which are specific content and only four menus address the teaching of Paleontology. Thus, such research points to the need to work on methodologies aimed at teacher education in specific subjects.