Contemporary transversal themes in science education: an analysis based on ENPEC’s works

Abstract

This article deals with the Contemporary Transversal Themes in Science Education based on proposals published in the annals of the National Meeting for Research in Science Education (ENPEC) and shows the importance of conceiving Science Education with a view to civic training. The research aims to discuss the possibilities of using Transversal Contemporary Themes in Science Education, taking it as a mandatory component of Basic Education in science classes. We used a qualitative methodology, conducting a bibliographic survey of data selected in the annals of ENPEC, from 2005 to 2019. We use Discursive Text Analysis as a methodology to analyze the information. Contemporary Transversal Themes are a proposal to address social, cultural, and political issues in education, to develop civic and contextualized training. We identified research and educational proposals recommending the inclusion of social aspects in Science Education through transversality and articulation with scientific knowledge. We believe that Transversal Themes and Transversal Contemporary Themes must be recurrent in the school curriculum to promote civic education.