Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Ensino de Ciências (GEPENCI): história e contribuições para a educação científica no Ceará (2012-2022) na perspectiva fleckiana

Abstract

The thesis investigates the Grupo de Estudos, Pesquisa em Ensino de Ciências – GEPENCI. Based on the theoretical and epistemological framework of Ludwik Fleck (2010), which includes categories such as Thought Style and Thought Collective, Esoteric Circle and Exoteric Circle, and Intra-collective and Inter-collective Circulation, we formulated the following research question: “How has the theoretical and methodological construction within GEPENCI developed regarding science education in the state of Ceará?” Therefore, our general objective was to investigate the history, thought style, and collective construction of knowledge of GEPENCI concerning science education in Ceará. This is a qualitative study, in which data were collected through documentary sources, such as Lattes curricula, dissertations, theses, and books, as well as oral sources, namely interviews with group members. After transcribing the interviews, we employed Discursive Textual Analysis to analyze the data obtained from both oral and documentary sources. We identified that GEPENCI is a thought collective that belongs to the esoteric circle of Science Education researchers in Ceará, who have contributed to the training of teachers and researchers working in various areas from Basic Education to Higher Education across the Northeast region of Brazil. Their research highlights distinctive elements of their Thought Styles.