Science Education in the Amazon: Challenges and Epistemological Possibilities and Cognitive Processes
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article presents a discussion on science education in the Amazon, which faces challenges and offers unique possibilities due to its environmental, social, and cultural characteristics.This region, with its vast biodiversity and ecosystemic complexity, provides a rich context for science education, but also poses significant obstacles that must be overcome to ensure effective and context-specific instruction.There are many perspectives that contribute to the quest for understanding science education within this vast array of challenges.Thus, it is pertinent to ask: How can science education in the Amazon be developed in a way that integrates traditional and scientific knowledge, overcoming challenges related to infrastructure and teacher training, to promote cognitive processes that motivate and engage students in meaningful and contextualized learning?This question is central to the overall objective, which proposes to develop and implement innovative pedagogical approaches for science education in the Amazon that integrate traditional and scientific knowledge, overcoming challenges related to infrastructure and teacher training, and promoting cognitive processes that motivate and engage students in meaningful and context-based learning.Science education in the Amazon faces specific challenges, such as a lack of infrastructure and teacher training, but it also offers opportunities for innovative pedagogical approaches that integrate traditional and scientific knowledge.Edgar Morin's transdisciplinary perspective, Larry Laudan's philosophy of problem-solving, and Michel Foucault's critique of power can help contextualize and enrich teaching.Methods such as Project-Based Learning and interdisciplinary instruction engage students in real-world problems, while the use of educational technologies-even with limitations-can make learning more interactive.Overcoming these barriers involves utilizing local resources and providing teacher training.These approaches can transform science education, promoting inclusive and relevant learning that is aligned with sustainability and the preservation of the region's biodiversity and culture.
Source: Journal of Engineering Research
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7204094252