Analysis of the Approach to Parasitic Cycles in Brazilian Science Textbooks as a Tool for Education in Health and Environment

Autor/inn/en	Simplicio, Nathan D. C. S.; Cordova, Bianca C.; Oliveira-Filho, Eduardo C.
Titel	Analysis of the Approach to Parasitic Cycles in Brazilian Science Textbooks as a Tool for Education in Health and Environment
Quelle	In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11 (2016) 5, S.867-880 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1306-3065
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Education; Textbooks; Health Education; Environmental Influences; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Grade 6; Middle Schools; Secondary School Science; Ecology; Communicable Diseases; Public Health; Pollution; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Lehrbuchtext; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Ökologie; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Gesundheitswesen; Schadstoffbelastung; Brasilien
Abstract	Modifying the environment is a characteristic of the human species. With deforestation and the expansion of urban centers, diseases known in animals have begun to be described in humans. Science textbooks constitute an instrument of great importance in understanding this issue. This study evaluated the main science textbooks, recommended by the Brazilian Textbook Guide 2011, for the 6th grade of middle school, covering the parasite cycles and analyzing the vector/host relationships as well as man's participation as an inducer/victim. The final analysis showed that most textbooks link image and text, but the cycles are presented off-scale and there are gaps which hinder the understanding of reality. As regards the environmental question, none of the analyzed books presented human beings as an inducer of cycles, and only a few reported the lack of sanitation, urban infrastructure and environmental degradation as causes of disease. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	LOOK Academic Publishers. Knobbelzwaansingel 211 Den Haag 2496LN, Netherlands. Tel: 31-20-217-0912; e-mail: editor@lookacademy.nl; Web site: http://www.ijese.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01