Geography apprehended in school education: a study carried out in a school in the municipality df Maravilha, in Santa Catarina-Brasil

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2236499488899

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Geography, Teaching, Conceptual notions

Abstract

Geography is the science that seeks to understand the complexities of geographical space. This dynamism is linked to the transformations that human beings cause and which ends up reverberating in the school space. It is believed that schools should provide students with the opportunity to develop critical sense. To this end, curricular subjects such as Geography can contribute by developing geographical thinking. With this in mind, the question arises: How do students in the ninth year of elementary school understand the Geography curriculum based on what they have been taught in the classroom? With this in mind, we set ourselves the general objective of identifying the main conceptual understanding that ninth grade students at a municipal school in the city of Maravilha (SC) have in relation to the subject of Geography. To this end, we propose the following specific objectives: 1) To discuss the importance of teaching Geography in the formation of the subject; and, 2) To present the geographical concepts learned, based on the application of a semi-structured questionnaire. The methodology adopted is based on qualitative research, intertwined with action research, supported by neomodernity, forming a powerful coalition for this type of approach, characterized by the analysis of interpretations, comparisons and exposure of data from other studies and research. It also involves bibliographical research, characterized by the use of scientifically prepared materials. It is, therefore, an article that seeks to understand the conceptual notion formed by ninth grade students about Geography and that demonstrates its relationship with the students’ daily lives. It was observed that school geography is able to build lasting concepts and notions in students, in a significant way, which is demonstrated when they are able to relate everyday interactions with geographical concepts learned in the classroom.

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Daniele Crislei Czuy Manosso, Western Paraná State University

Bachelor's and Licentiate's Degree in Geography from the State University of Maringá (2003), Master's Degree in Geography from the State University of Maringá (2006), Postgraduate Degree in Special Education: Neuropsychopedagogy from the Mangueirinha Higher Education Foundation, FESMAN (2016), student of the Postgraduate Program in Geography (doctorate), from the State University of Western Paraná, Francisco Beltrão Campus. Full Professor of the Teaching Staff of the State of Paraná, working at the Beatriz Biavatti Civic Military State College, in Francisco Beltrão - PR. She has experience in the area of ​​Geosciences, with emphasis on Pedology, Geology, Geomorphology, Climatology, Environmental Education, History and Geography of Paraná, Teaching of Geography (Vocational, Middle and Elementary, Teacher Training) and other geographical studies. 

Eliane Terezinha Thiago Popp, Western Paraná State University

Graduated in Geography from Universidade Pitágoras Unopar (2017). She is currently a teacher of Basic Education - Secretariat of Education of the State of Santa Catarina and Municipality of Maravilha. She has experience in the area of ​​Geography, with an emphasis on school Geography, working mainly in the following themes: information and communication technologies, geography teaching, school curriculum; Postgraduate in Specialization Level in Education in Digital Culture, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina-UFSC (2017); Postgraduate in Specialization Level in Media in Education, from the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina- IFSC (2018); Master in Geography from the Federal University of Fronteira Sul-UFFS- Chapecó Campus Research line - 1-Production of space and natural dynamics, supervised by Prof. Dr. Adriana Maria Andreis and co-advisor Willian Simões, entitled Society and Nature in the Production of Geographic Space in the Base Curriculum of the Santa Catarina Territory: between inseparability and dichotomy (2023). PhD student at the State University of Paraná-UNIOESTE, Francisco Beltrão-PR campus, Area of ​​concentration: Production of Space and Environment, Line of research: 3- Education and Teaching of Geography, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Najla Mehanna Mormul, under construction.

Najla Mehanna Murmul, Western Paraná State University

Professor-researcher of the Geography Course at the State University of Western Paraná - Unioeste, Francisco Beltrão campus. Leader of the Geography Education and Teaching Research Group (GPEG) at the State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), Francisco Beltrão campus. She has experience as a teacher in Basic Education. She participated as area coordinator of the Institutional Program of Scholarships for Teaching Initiation, Pibid/Geography subproject from 2014 to 2018, worked as a collaborating teacher of the Pedagogical Residency of the Geography course (2018-2020). She coordinated Supervised Internship in Geography (2010 to 2016) and has been guiding Supervised Internship in Geography since 2010. She coordinated the Geography Licentiate course from 2015 to 2018. She worked as extension area coordinator of the Center for Human Sciences of the Francisco Beltrão campus. Coordinator of the Geography Subproject in the Pedagogical Residency Program (Announcement 2020). Coordinator of Supervised Internship in Geography II (2020).She has experience in the area of ​​education, teaching Geography, training of Geography teachers and research on the following topics: teaching Geography, training of Geography teachers, theoretical and methodological foundations of school Geography, university teaching; school content aimed at teaching and learning in Geography. Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Geography (Master's/Doctorate) at the State University of Western Paraná, Francisco Beltrão campus since 2017.

Valquíria Wisniewski Konzen, Western Paraná State University

She has a degree in Pedagogy from Unicesumar (2023), a degree in Geography from the State University of Centro-Oeste (2016), a specialization in Postgraduate Lato Sensu in Methodology of Teaching History and Geography from the Faculty of Education São Luís (2017), a specialization in Postgraduate Lato Sensu in Education of the Countryside from the Faculty of Education São Luís (2017), a specialization in Postgraduate Lato Sensu in Teaching in Higher Education from the Faculty of Education São Luís (2017) and secondary education from Colégio Estadual Padre Cirilo - EFM (2012). She is currently a Geography Teacher at the Department of Education of the State of Paraná. She has experience in the area of ​​Geography.

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2025-06-30

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Manosso, D. C. C., Popp, E. T. T., Murmul, N. M., & Konzen, V. W. (2025). Geography apprehended in school education: a study carried out in a school in the municipality df Maravilha, in Santa Catarina-Brasil. Geografia Ensino & Pesquisa, 29, e88899. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236499488899

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