Malacologia no Brasil: uma análise de conteúdo das pesquisas publicadas nos Anais do EBRAM, com ênfase na educação formal

Abstract

The Mollusca phylum is the second largest group of animals in nature, with about 130,000 living species described. These animals are currently subdivided into eight classes, and are the best known to humans and almost all are familiar with snails, snails, slugs, shellfish, oysters, squid and octopuses. Despite being one of the oldest invertebrate groups on the planet, molluscs are still a little studied group regarding their influence on human life and on research involving the areas of Teaching and Education. This research aims to analyze the perspectives and advances in malacological research in Brazil, emphasizing the contribution of studies in the field of Education/Teaching published in the annals of EBRAM, in the period between 2010 and 2020. A Qualitative approach was adopted, using the theoretical-methodological assumptions of Bibliographic Research and Content Analysis of the Categorical type (BARDIN, 2016). The results show that the Malalogues who published their data in the EBRAM Abstract Books during the analyzed period have a greater interest in investigations related to members of the Gastropoda and Bivalvia classes. In addition, the most worked thematic areas were Ecology and Systematics, in the midst of a scenario in which research on education/teaching had little representation. Among these, in the educational field, the number of researches in the formal space stood out, mainly focused on basic education. In this context, the socio-economic-cultural aspects gained emphasis, even with Ecology and Systematics still having great representation. As for the approaches and methods, the researchers did not present objectivity in their words. Even so, most abstracts describe a qualitative approach, with emphasis also on bibliographic research. Therefore, it can be said that the investigation on the current scenario of Malacological Scientific Research in Brazil contributed to the understanding of some integrating elements of malacological scientific production, published by EBRAM, which cover a wide range of problems, not just about the aspects valued in " Pure Science”, but also those involving human relations, in the field of Teaching and Education. Thus, it was possible to reflect on the importance and/or investments that have been given to these invertebrate animals, both from the point of view of biodiversity and issues involving the biology and ecology of these animals, as well as their importance for human beings.