Methodological approach of field work as pedagogical practice in Geography

• Main Author: Agostinho Paula Brito Cavalcanti
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) 2011-08-01
• Series: Geografia Ensino & Pesquisa
• Subjects: Geography; Education; Methodology; Research.
• Online Access: http://cascavel.ufsm.br/revistageografia/index.php/revistageografia/article/view/181/171

The objective of this research is a methodological approach in fieldwork, dealt as a pedagogic practice, inserted into the teaching planning and by reality contact to the formation of the geographyprofessional/teacher. The methodological process followed this sequence: bibliographic research and data analysis. The result has showed that the fieldwork is an important instrument in the formation of teachers, researchers and academic staff as a way to the development of territory perception in an environment lessformal than of classroom. As results, it was shown the importance of fieldwork, as a didactic resource because it offers potentialities in the formation that one must take into consideration in the teaching­learning process and as a pedagogical practice accessible and efficient