Abstract:
Absent from the discussions about science teaching, Geography continues to transmit to the general public the degrading image of a purely descriptive discipline, with a merely recording role. However, given the nature of its object (the complex interface of natural phenomena and socioeconomic dynamics), it has a remarkable potential for an epistemological type of reading - a fact that should normally give rise to more insightful and elucidating teaching modalities. We present a general diagnosis of the content of current texts on (and for) Geography teaching, highlighting the still minimal incorporation of themes associated with philosophy and the history of science.
Keywords:
"NOS" teaching; Epistemology of geography; Geography teaching