Social Relations of Science and Technology: perceptions of teachers of technical training, PARFOR course participants

Abstract

We present in this paper a study on the perceptions of teachers of technical training, course participants (PARFOR) National Plan for Training Teachers of Basic Education , offered by the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Campus Ponta Grossa (PG - UTFPR) on the social relations of science and technology. The study conducted with 15 teachers from various disciplines. The methodological approach was quantitative research , the instrument of data collection was based questionnaire with open questions . The main results show that the vast majority of teachers had a very narrow view about science and technology , consider that the scientific and technological development always bring benefits to its own population of traditional / classic , positivist view. The need to promote reflection on social issues of science and technology in education technology in order to train professionals aware of their responsibilities as citizens in a highly technological age was observed. It is emphasized that these are recorded in the master's thesis entitled Scientific and Technological Literacy (ACT) by Focus Science, Technology and Society (STS ) from commercial films of the University Program Graduate School of Science and Technology Tecnológica Federal do Paraná ( UTFPR ) Campus Ponta Grossa, Brazil.

Keywords

• ciência
• tecnologia e sociedade
• formação de professores
• alfabetização científica e tecnológica (ACT)
• educação tecnológica