scholarly journals Cura ou conservação: um dilema socioambiental na formação continuada de professores

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Lidiane Amaral Barbosa ◽  
Elinete Oliveira Raposo ◽  
Nadia Magalhães da Silva Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Continuous Formation ◽  
And Coping

There are many contemporary socio-environmental challenges: socio-environmental quality and sustainability of cities, mitigation and coping with climate change, water and solid waste management, forest management, growing demand and energy alternatives, among others. In this context, the research was driven by the following question: in what terms teachers, in a process of continuous formation, base their decision-making on a socio-environmental dilemma involving the forest theme? The research was based on a qualitative approach and was carried out in the context of a process of continuous training of teachers. The analyzes refer to a case study (fictitious, but credible) entitled "Cure or conservation: human health and the ecosystem". The positions of the teachers brought together knowledge from two areas: natural sciences and social sciences, approaching them; considered aspects such as identity, culture and traditional knowledge, avoiding positions that exorcize the alterity and the sovereignty of scientific knowledge in relation to others. Despite of to their specific academic education, teachers integrated knowledge, in an authentic interdisciplinary attitude in the consideration of the socio-environmental dilemma proposed in the training. The teachers' discussions were legitimate, their positions pertinent and they were actual, considering the concerns that are manifested in the environmental field.

Religion in the Age of the Anthropocene

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianne F. Conty
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Human Exceptionalism ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Contemporary Christian ◽  
Genesis 1 ◽  
Forms Of Life

Though responses to the Anthropocene have largely come from the natural and social sciences, religious responses to the Anthropocene have also been gaining momentum and many scholars have been calling for a religious response to complement scientific responses to climate change. Yet because Genesis 1:28 does indeed tell human beings to ‘subdue the earth’ monotheistic religions have often been understood as complicit in the human exceptionalism that is thought to have created the conditions for the Anthropocene. In distinction to such Biblical traditions, indigenous animistic cultures have typically respected all forms of life as ‘persons’ and such traditions have thus become a source of inspiration for ecological movements. After discussing contemporary Christian efforts to integrate the natural sciences and the environment into their responses to the Anthropocene, this article will turn to animism and seek to evaluate the risks and benefits that could ensue from a postmodern form of animism that could provide a necessary postsecular response to the Anthropocene.

scholarly journals T-labs and climate change narratives: Co-researcher qualities in transgressive action–research

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Macintyre ◽  
Tatiana Monroy ◽  
David Coral ◽  
Margarita Zethelius ◽  
Valentina Tassone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Methodological Innovation ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social

This paper addresses the call for more action-based narratives of grassroot resistance to runaway climate change. At a time when deep changes in society are needed in order to respond to climate change and related sustainability issues, there are calls for greater connectivity between science and society, and for more inclusive and disruptive forms of knowledge creation and engagement. The contention of this paper is that the forces and structures that create a disconnect between science and society must be ‘transgressed’. This paper introduces a concept of Transgressive Action Research as a methodological innovation that enables the co-creation of counter hegemonic pathways towards sustainability. Through the method of the Living Spiral Framework, fieldwork reflexions from the Colombian case study of the international T-Learning project were elicited, uncovering and explicating the transgressive learning qualities needed to respond to climate change. As part of a larger action–research project, this paper combines the arts with the social sciences, demonstrating how the concept of ‘Transgressive Action Research’ can enable co-researchers to engage in disruptive and transformative processes, meeting the need for more radical approaches to addressing the urgent challenges of climate change.

Optimism for Naturalized Social Metaphysics: A Reply to Hawley

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Social Epidemiology ◽  
Contextual Effects ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Entities ◽  
Social Metaphysics

Metaphysics has undergone two major innovations in recent decades. First, naturalistic metaphysicians have argued that our best science provides an important source of evidence for metaphysical theories. Second, social metaphysicians have begun to explore the nature of social entities such as groups, institutions, and social categories. Surprisingly, these projects have largely kept their distance from one another. Katherine Hawley has recently argued that, unlike the natural sciences, the social sciences are not sufficiently successful to provide evidence about the metaphysical nature of social entities. By contrast, I defend an optimistic view of naturalistic social metaphysics. Drawing on a case study of research into contextual effects in social epidemiology, I show that social science can provide a valuable evidence for social metaphysicians.

scholarly journals Regional Structural Change and Resilience

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Lintz ◽  
Peter Wirth ◽  
Jörn Harfst
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban And Regional Development

Abstract The terms "resilience" and "vulnerability" have both acquired prominence in recent academic and political debate. Originating in the natural sciences, they have meanwhile established themselves not only in the social sciences, but also—and more recently—in the areas of economic geography, as well as urban and regional development. Nevertheless, as is the case with many of the issues adopted from the natural sciences, the social sciences have had to struggle to fully capture and conceptualise the theoretical meaning of the terms. The present article will explore the added-value and limits of using the notions of resilience and vulnerability in relation to structural change in old industrial regions. It will also draw on empirical information from a qualitative case study of Lusatian Lakeland, a former lignite mining region in Eastern Germany that is currently being turned into a tourist destination. Research focuses on analysing the sectoral and regional cooperation between various actors in the region. The introduction of the terms resilience and vulnerability in this case study raises some interesting questions about the nature and interpretation of regional development processes that are characterised by a high degree of uncertainty and severe structural change. The research results also highlight the conceptual difficulties these terms present, particularly in the context of structural transformation.

scholarly journals Usos do livro didático de Ciências em uma escola do campo

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Raimunda Alves Melo ◽  
Antonia Pereira de Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Simple Observation ◽  
The One

The general objective of this study is to understand the use of the Didactic Book (LD) of Natural Sciences in classes from 6th to 9th year of rural schools. Specifically, the research aimed to know the methodological uses of the Natural Sciences LD in classes from the 6th to the 9th year of elementary school in rural schools and to identify how teachers use the LD of Natural Sciences. Descriptive research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, since this type of research was the one best suited to the object and objectives of the study. Data collection instruments, simple observation and interview were used as instruments. The study was carried out in one of the rural located in the municipality of Juazeiro do Piauí. The interlocutors were two teachers who works with the curricular component of Natural Sciences and who joined the research in a free and conscious way. The results point out that methodological tensions in the use of the Natural Sciences LD, include failures in the selection process and the availability by the Ministry of Education (MEC) of materials that do not value peasant reality. Thus, it is necessary to implement continuous training processes through which teachers reflect on their conceptions of rural and peasant culture and dynamize the ways of using LDs.

scholarly journals Behaviour Change in Drought Response and Management: Case Study of Mudzi District, Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Tendai Chigavazira ◽  
Horácio Lucas Zandamela
Keyword(s):  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Management Case Study ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Behavioural Theories

This paper seeks to contribute to the droughts discourse through explaining the vulnerability of women to droughts by analysing the different livelihood strategies employed by women and their responses. The conservation of resources (COR) theory and ecological theory was applied to understand the issues of vulnerability, adaptation and coping with droughts. A qualitative approach was utilised through the application of semi-structured interviews, observation and document review tools. Although the element of behavioural change is illuminated in the behavioural theories and applied in some studies such as HIV and AIDS, this element is missing in the drought literature. In this paper, the behavioural change element that emerged is not only important but also relevant in understanding the dynamics associated with drought responses. This generates a novice understanding and explanation of the vulnerability of women to droughts and in so doing, it shapes the drought discourse beyond the traditional arena.

scholarly journals Climate change research and the search for solutions: rethinking interdisciplinarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 168 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lisa F. Schipper ◽  
Navroz K. Dubash ◽  
Yacob Mulugetta
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge

Abstract Growing political pressure to find solutions to climate change is leading to increasing calls for multiple disciplines, in particular those that are not traditionally part of climate change research, to contribute new knowledge systems that can offer deeper and broader insights to address the problem. Recognition of the complexity of climate change compels researchers to draw on interdisciplinary knowledge that marries natural sciences with social sciences and humanities. Yet most interdisciplinary approaches fail to adequately merge the framings of the disparate disciplines, resulting in reductionist messages that are largely devoid of context, and hence provide incomplete and misleading analysis for decision-making. For different knowledge systems to work better together toward climate solutions, we need to reframe the way questions are asked and research pursued, in order to inform action without slipping into reductionism. We suggest that interdisciplinarity needs to be rethought. This will require accepting a plurality of narratives, embracing multiple disciplinary perspectives, and shifting expectations of public messaging, and above all looking to integrate the appropriate disciplines that can help understand human systems in order to better mediate action.

scholarly journals Intersubjectivity, Hermeneutics, and the Production of Knowledge in Qualitative Mennonite Scholarship

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Peter Unger
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

In this article, the author explores the nature of interpretation as it pertains to qualitative methods of inquiry. He elaborates on the epistemological problems that occur in discussions of the nature of human and social sciences as distinct from the theoretical foundations of the natural sciences. The examination of Mennonite scholarship provides an interesting case study as to the requirements of a hermeneutical social science because of the range of scholarly frameworks and varying locations of identity of the scholars in relation to the broader Mennonite community. The author argues that Mennonite scholarship is novel in the manner by which Mennonite scholars contribute to and participate within broad Mennonite intersubjective understandings. By extension, Mennonite scholars are able to deal with common epistemological problems and dichotomies that arise in the context of the researcher and the object of study.

Critique, participation et démocratie

Eco-ethica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
Bernard Reber ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Statistical Average ◽  
Climate Governance ◽  
Causal Dependence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Land Water

The problem of interdependence is crucial for understanding the climate, with its interactions between land, water, and atmosphere, as well as with human activities, past and future. The concept of interdependence expresses two types of relationship, that of causality and that of responsibility. For the problems of climate governance as understood as a statistical average in the Conferences of the parties (COP), causal dependence is impossible to reconstruct precisely, notably because of the complexity of these phenomena. However, dependence does not only concern the domain of being, falling within the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the human descriptive predictive. It also concerns the ought-to-be and therefore the normative sciences (ethics, political theory, law, and normative economy). Here interdependence is much more problematic since it is opposed to freedom. This article discusses the various interdependencies and political solutions that are offered to take care of this needs, architectures for discussing climate change politically: systems (N. Luhmann) and deliberation (J. Habermas). It then proposes another solution, that of moral and political consideration.

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