A violência contra a mulher: inter-relações entre gênero, ciência, tecnologia, sociedade e ensino

Abstract

The research addresses the interrelationships between gender, science, technology, society, and education. The objective is based on examining violence to foster a broader discussion in Science Education. Women face various forms of discrimination, both within and outside the domestic sphere. Thus, Violence Against Women as a whole is an emerging contemporary issue, making its discussion in schools essential. This violence has its roots in a historical context marked by machismo, highlighting the importance of discussing the social, cultural, political, and scientific-technological factors that perpetuate it, particularly within the school environment. In this regard, the present research focuses on identifying how Violence Against Women is problematized in Science Education, considering the relevance and urgency of this theme in the field. From this perspective, the research problem is formulated as follows: How is Violence Against Women problematized from a Science-Technology-Society perspective in Science Education? The study aims to understand the theme of Violence Against Women and its interrelations with Science-Technology-Society and Science Education. The corpus of analysis consists of theses and dissertations from the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology, proceedings from the National Meeting on Research in Science Education, the National Symposium on Physics Education, the National Meeting on Chemistry Education, the National Meeting on Biology Education, and high school science textbooks included in the 2021 National Textbook and Teaching Materials Program. The analytical process is qualitative, and methodologically, the corpus is examined through Discursive Textual Analysis, comprising three stages: unitization, categorization, and communication. The metatext indicates a limited problematization of Violence Against Women in Science Education, emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue and the structural violence against women.