Scientific literacy:
the discourse from dissertations and thesis (2007-2016)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33871/22386084.2023.12.24.396-425Keywords:
Letramento científico. Educação para ciência. Filosofia da Linguagem, Teoria Crítica.Abstract
This article maps dissertations and theses in Science Education from 2007 to 2016 that use scientific literacy with the purpose of understanding the themes and meanings attributed to this expression in Brazil. The bibliographic research was the adopted methodology. The theoretical framework is based on Bakhtinian philosophy of language and critical theory of education. The thematic variety in the field of scientific literacy studies reveals that it is a fruitful field for studying issues that affect science teaching and learning. It confirms that scientific literacy is not the appropriate term, because literacy is linked to the ideology of instrumental literacy and proposes the use of science education to name reflections, methodologies, and practices that involve thinking and talking about science in the field of education.