Questões hídricas na Região Nordeste e o livro didático: um olhar sobre a construção do conhecimento geográfico.

Abstract

Given the difficulties that the Northeastern population faces with water issues and the importance of this theme for Geography, emerged the following questions: this topic has been discussed in schools? How is discussed in textbooks of Geography? Thus, it has as objective to verify the theme of water issues is crafted in two books, the research is qualitative, through an approach of content analysis (Bardin, 1977) uses quotes from sources, through indicators built to during the research. The results identified that textbooks deal on water issues, and specifically on the Northeast, but do so in a fragmented way, often dichotomizes natural and human aspects. As well, we find stereotypes built on the northeastern figure. So, we found that it should not be the one to be used to work this theme in teaching geography. Thus, we have an alternative use of the pedagogy of projects so that there is possibility of construction of geographical knowledge less fragmented and more critical on the northeastern reality.