Ciência, tecnologia e suas relações sociais: a percepção dos educadores e suas implicações na educação tecnológica

Abstract

Society increasingly live in a world surrounded by fields and auspices of science and technology where technology is the modus vivendi of the modern world. In this context, this work aims to expose teachers to the design of technological education in science, technology and their relationships in society. The methodology used was a qualitative study using interpretative nature of the technique of collecting data through semi-structured individual interviews. Altogether, there were 15 participants to compose a sample of teachers and technical college graduates in the area of industrial automation IFSP - Campus Boituva. The obtained data show that the majority of survey participants have an incipient vision of science, technology and their relationships in society. The results indicate the need to break the current paradigm of technology education, in order to change the design of technology education teachers regarding their social responsibility in this process.