A geografia escolar na formação cidadã do aluno.

Abstract

This monographic work has as main objective to analyze how the methodologies used in Geography lessons can contribute to the civic education of the student. That work begins dealing with the evolution of geographical science, which was to study based on observation (empirical), then comes some changes undergone by its subject matter during the evolution of human societies. So does a little analysis of the history of geography and its changes over time and how these changes suffered by Geography interfered in the methodologies used in geography lessons and how it contributes to the civic education of the student. This study is quantitative scale - qualitative, with data collection made through questionnaires Professor of Geography and also students of 2 nd year "B" School State School that belongs to the Escola Estadual de Ensino Médio Prefeito Joaquim Lacerda Leite, city of São José de Piranhas-PB and also literature searches that involve the teaching of geography, among others, the following authors: Vesentini (1989); Cavalcanti (2012); Pontuschka (2009); Santos (1993); Moraes (2014) among others. The answers given by Geography teacher were of great importance to work, it has to realize that she cares to teach citizenship, with students being active in society. Watching the students' responses it was noted that the same has a disability to know what it is to be a citizen, and exercising citizenship, differentiate political policy. But it was also observed that the teaching of geography should also be geared to teach what is political, why geography is political. Finally, a geographical teaching quality is more possible, facing the critical training and citizen student, with teachers using new methodologies in the classroom is a key part for educational success.