Geografia e ensino: uma análise das concepções de rural e urbano de alunos do 9º ano da escola no Campo Jaquara II em Monte Alegre - Pará

Abstract

The present research is related to the theme of Teaching Geography in the scope of Rural Education, specifically in the Amazon of Pará, as it is relevant to make visible and discuss the different realities of Amazonian teaching, in order to allow a reflection on teacher training and practices of education aimed at these populations. In this context, the main objective of this work was to know the students' conceptions about the categories of Rural and Urban and, respectively, their inseparable pairs, countryside and City and their relationships. Based on this assumption, the guiding question is the conceptions that students from the Jaquara II school, located in the rural area in Monte Alegre- Pará, have of the forms and contents of these categories, considering their spatial reading from their place of experience, that is, the field. The specific objectives are: to identify how students conceive these categories from their place of experience; to know the bond of belonging with reference to rural and urban spaces; Interpret the spatial reading that they have on the existing relations between countryside and city and finally, reflect on the importance of teaching geography in rural-urban spatial reading. Methodologically, bibliographic research and field research were carried out with the application of a questionnaire. It was evidenced that the students conceive the rural-urban relationship in an opposite way, mainly referring to economic relationships and different relationships regarding the way of life, that is, the dichotomous concept is still present in the reading of reality, therefore, this research makes us reflect on teaching practice and teacher training in order to build a critical geography and not just reproduce old paradigms.