A REFLECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FIELD WORK IN GEOGRAPHER EDUCATION

Authors

  • Andressa da Luz Silva Federal University of North Tocantins https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2793-020X
  • Alana Carvalho dos Santos Federal University of North Tocantins
  • Gustavo Rodrigues do Nascimento Federal University of Tocantins
  • Vanessa da Silva Costa Federal University of Tocantins
  • Victória de Oliveira Palhares Palhares Federal University of Tocantins
  • Victoria Karen Morais Diniz Federal University of Tocantins https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3797-4750
  • Weslleny Souto Silva Federal University of Tocantins
  • Anna Clara Andrade Ramos Federal University of Tocantins https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1581-0282
  • Eliseu Pereira de Brito Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2788-6636
  • Ediany Aquino dos Santos Federal University of Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-7145

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/rtg.v12i27.16812

Keywords:

Places, Amazon, People, Trabalho de campo

Abstract

This essay discusses the importance of field work for the formation of teachers in Geography. This is an activity developed as part of the training in geography with undergraduate students at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins. The main focus was a regional study and sought in the knowledge framework of the Geography of the Amazon, to create debates about the main regional city of the Amazon, Belém, observing the functioning of the places as a place of experience and perception and as the main centrality of the economic dynamics of the Amazon. This is not an analysis of the geography of Belém, just the importance of the field in the formation of the geographer. One way to carry out the study was through a field activity scheduled for four days. The main method applied was guided observation in museums, churches and historical centres, always seeking to distance the field from a tour, conceptually applying elements of geography for the observation of monuments, material and immaterial works. We also applied in the field the construction of the notion of place, between smell, colors, chaos and organization, activities developed in the Ver-o-Peso market. What is portrayed in this essay is a reflection of the students' field experience.

Author Biographies

Andressa da Luz Silva, Federal University of North Tocantins

Graduating in Geography (BACHELOR) from the Federal University of Norte Tocantins-UFNT, she works as a monitor in the Alvorecer Program at the same institution. Scholarship student in the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC), with the theme: "Digital games as recreational teaching and research tools in the training of geography teachers.

Alana Carvalho dos Santos, Federal University of North Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Gustavo Rodrigues do Nascimento, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Vanessa da Silva Costa, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Victória de Oliveira Palhares Palhares, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Victoria Karen Morais Diniz, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Weslleny Souto Silva, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Anna Clara Andrade Ramos, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

Eliseu Pereira de Brito, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins

I have a Bachelor's and Degree in Geography from the Federal University of Tocantins. He holds a master's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Grande Dourados. PhD in Geography from the Federal University of Goiás. Leader of the Research Group GEGATO - Group of Geographical Studies of the Amazon and Tocantins and Researcher of the Nucleus of Urban, Agrarian and Regional Studies - NURBA/UFT. External Researcher at LABOTER/UFG. Develops research on "Territory and territorialities of riverside communities in the Legal Amazon - Tocantins" and on "Territorial Identities and Places of Tocantins. Develops readings in the Study Group on "places" in Jöel Bonnemaison". He is currently Adjunct Professor of the Geography Course at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins (UFNT). Professor of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program, Master in Geography UFT - Porto Nacional. Editor of the Revista Tocantinense de Geografia.

Ediany Aquino dos Santos, Federal University of Tocantins

Graduating in Geography at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins

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2023-07-10

How to Cite

SILVA, Andressa da Luz et al. A REFLECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FIELD WORK IN GEOGRAPHER EDUCATION. Tocantinense Journal of Geography, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 27, p. 351–361, 2023. DOI: 10.20873/rtg.v12i27.16812. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufnt.edu.br/index.php/geografia/article/view/16812. Acesso em: 29 sep. 2024.

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Vol. 12 No. 27 (2023): Tocantinense Geography Magazine

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