FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: EXPERIENCES IN GEOGRAPHY FIELD STUDIES

Abstract

The article aims at demonstrating the importance of field studies in Geography professional training at Universidade Estadual do Paraná (UNESPAR) – Campus de Campo Mourão. The field study consists of an important methodology of teaching and learning, demanding a relevant planning by the teacher: preparation, fulfillment, results and assessment. The methodology of the present reflection was built on bibliographical research in books and scientific journals – more specifically, Boletim Paulista de Geografia, n. 84, 2006, whose thematic is field study. Questionnaires with dissertation and multiple choice questions were applied to students from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade in Geography, and the teachers were given a script followed by interviews that were recorded and after transcribed. Data were charted, resulting in the elaboration of graphics and analysis. We highlight that at UNESPAR the contributions from field studies as a teaching methodology constitutes an important strategy for the development of the teaching-learning process, since it allows the teacher to advance beyond the subjects applied in classroom, widening the comprehension of reality.