ABSTRACT
Starting from the assumption that transversality is conceived as a proposal for change in education, the article outlines certain inferences on the subject. The analysis is founded on the transversal subject of "health" in the national curriculum guidelines (PCN), on semi-structured interviews and on reports resulting from conversations with teachers. It reveals that, in Brazil, the notion of transversality gained importance during the 1990s, when the PCN were established, which listed "transversal themes." In the view of the teachers interviewed, health education appears as something apart, on the margins of the curriculum. The authors believe that this is the case owing to the consolidation of the subject fields at school and the curricular structure in teacher training courses.
Subject(s)
Curriculum/standards , Health Education/standards , Brazil , Guidelines as Topic , Health Education/history , Health Education/methods , History, 20th Century , Humans , Teacher TrainingABSTRACT
Parte do pressuposto de que a transversalidade é concebida como uma aposta de mudança na educação e apresenta inferências sobre o tema. A análise está fundamentada nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN) do tema transversal "saúde", em entrevistas semiestruturadas e em relatos de professores, e evidencia que, no Brasil, a transversalidade ganha força na década de 1990, com a promulgação dos PCN que elencam "temas transversais". Na concepção dos professores investigados, a educação em saúde manifesta-se como algo na periferia do currículo. Os autores entendem que isso ocorre em função da consolidação dos campos disciplinares na escola e da estrutura das disciplinas nos currículos dos cursos para formação de professores.
Starting from the assumption that transversality is conceived as a proposal for change in education, the article outlines certain inferences on the subject. The analysis is founded on the transversal subject of "health" in the national curriculum guidelines (PCN), on semi-structured interviews and on reports resulting from conversations with teachers. It reveals that, in Brazil, the notion of transversality gained importance during the 1990s, when the PCN were established, which listed "transversal themes." In the view of the teachers interviewed, health education appears as something apart, on the margins of the curriculum. The authors believe that this is the case owing to the consolidation of the subject fields at school and the curricular structure in teacher training courses.
