The evolution of physics education in Cariri Cearense

a focus on continuity and gender diversity

Authors

  • Antonia Alice da Silva Bezerra Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil
  • Josefa Jucileide Felipe dos Santos Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil
  • Francisco Augusto Silva Nobre Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil
  • Antônio Nunes de Oliveira Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE, Campus Cedro/CE - Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15536/thema.V23.2024.475-487.3775

Keywords:

Physics, URCA Cariri, gender diversity in physics, professional practice

Abstract

Considering the scarcity of professionals with specific training in the field of science/physics in the Cariri region of Ceará, in 2007 the Department of Physics of the Regional University of Cariri (URCA) implemented the Bachelor’s in Physics Education Program. This program aimed at educating individuals with specific knowledge and pedagogical skills. In 2011, URCA graduated its first class of qualified professionals poised to make a significant contribution to the region, both in primary and higher education. This qualitative-quantitative research was conducted through an interview with three open-ended questions administered to 76 graduates and a documentary analysis aimed at mapping the program's graduates, highlighting their educational journeys and career choices. The objective was to inquire about the trajectories of the graduates and the local demand for professionals in the field. Have they followed the qualification path, entering postgraduate programs? How was the presence of women in the course? Is there gender parity in the number of graduates? As a result, it was found that 70% of the graduates from the URCA Bachelor's in Physics Education Program went on to work in primary education, while 6.9% chose to pursue careers in higher education. Regarding the continued education of these graduates, 78.2% of them successfully enrolled in postgraduate programs. Among them, 11.9% have already completed their doctoral degrees, and 4% have undertaken post-doctoral internships in the field. It was also observed that 38.6% of the graduates are female, indicating that, although gender diversity among program alumni is increasing, the majority of graduates are still male, reflecting a national trend in the fields of Science and Technology.

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Author Biographies

Antonia Alice da Silva Bezerra, Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil

Possui graduação em Letras - Língua Portuguesa pela Universidade Regional do Cariri (1994) e graduação em Física pela Universidade Regional do Cariri (2022). Mestranda em ensino de Física pelo Mestrado Nacional Profissional em Ensino de Física (MNPEF), polo 31- Urca. Tem experiência na área de Física, com ênfase em Física.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5797806462988948

Josefa Jucileide Felipe dos Santos, Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil

Graduanda em Física pela Universidade Regional do Cariri. Tem experiência na área de Física, com ênfase em Física. Atua especialmente no que se refere aos seguintes temas: folhetos de cordel científicos e aprendizagem significativa.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5992426797102050

Francisco Augusto Silva Nobre, Universidade Regional do Cariri – URCA, Crato/CE – Brasil

Bacharel e Mestre em Física pela Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC, Doutor em Física pelo Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas - CBPF e possui Pós-Doutoramento realizado no Laboratório de Pesquisa Multimeios da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fez também Pós-Doutoramento na Université de Poitiers em Ensino de Ciências e Literatura, e atualmente é Professor Associado da Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA. Tem experiência na área de Teoria Quântica de Campos e Ensino de Física. É Vice-coordenador do Polo 31-URCA do Mestrado Nacional Profissional em Ensino de Física - MNPEF (PROFISICA). É professor permanente do Mestrado Nacional Profissional em Ensino de Fisica - MNPEF, Polo 31 - URCA e do doutorado da Rede Nordeste de Ensino - RENOEN, Polo UFC.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1198322160398898

Antônio Nunes de Oliveira, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE, Campus Cedro/CE - Brasil

He holds a degree in Physics from the State University of Ceará (UECE/2008), a master's degree in Science and Mathematics Education from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC/2013), and a specialization in Astronomy Education from Cruzeiro do Sul Virtual (2021). He was a student in the Law Bachelor's Degree program at the Regional University of Cariri (URCA) and the Mathematics Teaching Degree program at the State University of Ceará, Faculty of Education, Sciences and Letters of Iguatu (UECE/FECLI). He is currently a student in the graduate program in Process Engineering at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) and the Graduate Program in Teaching at the Northeastern Teaching Network (RENOEN). He worked as a professor in the Physics Teaching Degree program at UECE/FECLI from 2010 to 2013. He was a permanent professor at the Federal Institute of Pará (IFPA/CRMB), where he worked with indigenous peoples, quilombolas, and settlers in rural education and in the PAFOR program. He was also a permanent professor at the Federal Institute of Piauí - IFPI/CAMPUS PICOS and at the Federal Institute of Ceará - IFCE Sobral, where he worked as a professor and coordinator of the Physics Teaching Degree program. Between 2014 and 2017, he worked as a guest professor in the Ibaorebu project, coordinated by FUNAI together with IFPA and the Munduruku indigenous people. He is the coordinator and creator of some science popularization and dissemination actions, including the Unified Scientific Event: Physics Journey, an action that brings together annually students and teachers from Basic Education and Physics Teaching Degree programs from Brazil and other countries. He is currently a civil servant at IFCE Cedro, where he works as a professor in the Physics Teaching Degree program, Technical courses, and conducts research in Physics Education (with emphasis on Modern and Contemporary Physics), Science and Mathematics Education, and Thermal and Separation Processes. He frequently participates in science popularization and dissemination activities.

Published

2024-07-25

How to Cite

BEZERRA, A. A. da S.; SANTOS, J. J. F. dos; NOBRE, F. A. S.; OLIVEIRA, A. N. de. The evolution of physics education in Cariri Cearense: a focus on continuity and gender diversity. Revista Thema, Pelotas, v. 23, n. 2, p. 475–487, 2024. DOI: 10.15536/thema.V23.2024.475-487.3775. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifsul.edu.br/index.php/thema/article/view/3775. Acesso em: 6 oct. 2024.

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Ciências Humanas

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