Geographical education and citizen training: the international education project “we propose” in basic education in the municipality of Marabá –Pará

Abstract

Geography and geographic education are of paramount importance for society, especially when it is present from the school environment to understand the arrangements in the geographic space.The objective of this work is to develop citizenship through the teaching of Geography, with the experience of the “We Propomos” project in basic education in the municipality of Marabá-PA.The methodologies used were based on bibliographical research on topics related to teaching Geography and the city and citizenship in basic education. In the empirical research, for the execution of the “We Propose” project at the Deuzuita Melo de Albuquerque Municipal Elementary School, some steps were carried out, such as: 1) use of qualitative and quantitative questionnaires in order to know the profile of the students, place of residence and conceptions about the concept of citizenship; 2) analysis of the film “The Boy who Discovered the Wind” and subsequent debate about it, relating it to the main idea of the project; step 3) planning and carrying out the field research, the students identified the location of urban problems through satellite images, tracing a possible route; step 4) and finally the exhibition of the project at the VI knowledge fair, held at the respective educational institution.The results were that teaching, research and extension projects, such as “We Propose” dialogue with theory and practice for the understanding and experience of a more pleasurable teaching that at the same time develops citizenship and the right to “live” the city and not only survive it, whether in social, environmental, cultural or political aspects.