Interdisciplinarity in elementary schools: an analysis of testimonies given by teachers

Authors

  • Lucas Dominguini Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina, Campus Criciúma/SC
  • Rosecler Bilíbio Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/1809-2667.20150005

Keywords:

Interdisciplinarity, Elementary Education, Water

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the contribution of interdisciplinarity in elementary schools. An interview guide was prepared with five questions regarding the vision of elementary school teachers about interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary practices, problems and activities involving the theme "water". The questionnaire was conducted with 17 municipal elementary school teachers in Florianópolis/SC. Results show that teachers understand the concept of interdisciplinary. Moreover, despite saying they are prepared to work in an interdisciplinary way, they present reasons to justify their difficulty in performing interdisciplinary activities in the classroom. Finally, the theme "water" proved to be a cross-cutting pertinent issue to promote interdisciplinary activities.

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Author Biographies

  • Lucas Dominguini, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina, Campus Criciúma/SC
    Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina, Campus Criciúma. E-mail: lucas.dominguini@ifsc.edu.br.
  • Rosecler Bilíbio, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC)
    Especialista em Ensino de Ciências pelo Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina. Pesquisadora no Laboratório Biológico de Análise Química e Microbiológica. E-mail: roseclerbio@gmail.com.  

Published

27-07-2015

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Section

Original articles

How to Cite

DOMINGUINI, Lucas; BILÍBIO, Rosecler. Interdisciplinarity in elementary schools: an analysis of testimonies given by teachers. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 75–89, 2015. DOI: 10.5935/1809-2667.20150005. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.20150005.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.