Os saberes cartográficos no ensino básico: uma análise a partir das escolas municipais da cidade de Crato, Ceará

Abstract

In the educational context, cartographic knowledge, as well as other knowledge, is broad and well disseminated in society, and can be used in various situations of our daily lives. Therefore, the research aimed to analyze how cartographic knowledge is practiced in the final years of elementary school in municipal schools in Crato, Ceará. The specific objectives are: to verify the structuring of Cartography in the current official curricular guidelines for Elementary School; to examine the contents of Cartography that are taught in Geography classes in the final years of Elementary School and, to verify the knowledge apprehended in the formation and its materialization in the teaching practice, which will be worked on during the chapters. The methodology used was based on qualitative research, and was carried out from a bibliographic review, with renowned theorists of Cartography, Geography Teaching, Teaching Knowledge and official documents that guide the Geography curriculum and teaching practice. In the field activity, interviews were conducted with teachers working in Geography in the final years of elementary school in the municipal schools of that municipality and questionnaires were applied with the students of the Degree in Geography of URCA. As a result, we present discussions about cartographic knowledge in the process of academic training of the Geography teacher and how this knowledge is being materialized in the practice of Basic Education teachers.