História e Filosofia das Geociências: relevância para o ensino e formação profissional

Abstract

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOSCIENCES: RELEVANCE FOR EDUCATION AND TRAININGThis article points out some important relations between the history and philosophy of sciences, and geosciences education to the professional formation of geoscientists and future teachers. After a brief survey of the discussions on the relations between the above mentioned fields all long the past 50 years, aiming at stressing some pedagogical roles that history, and philosophy of sciences may play, the text uses a recent geological example in order to put together conclusions advanced by some classical papers about sciences and geosciences. It concludes by reinforcing the relevance of historical and epistemological reflections for the improvement of professional formation, and for the renewal of educational practices