Perspectiva de alunos e educadores sobre animais de interesse médico

Abstract

Animals of medical interest are a public health problem that exist for a long period. The scholarship environment becomes an important factor for the ethical construction of the individual, through awareness of the information, and prevention of how to act in the face of an accident with those animals. The lack of knowledge or misinterpretation about these animals and the presence of myths and legends reveal that this theme deserves greater attention within schools. The main objective of this study is to carry out a critical analysis of the perspective, care, and understanding of science/biology teachers and 9th-grade students, on the issue related to accidents with animals of medical interest. This research was carried out from the qualitative analysis. The collection instrument was the questionnaires, that were made to verify the knowledge about animals of medical interest in the school, allowing the free expression of the respondents in closed and open questions. We concluded that students and teachers were able to relate animals and their dangers, and would have positive attitudes in the face of an accident. This work enables future research related to animals of medical interest, both in terms of teaching and teacher training.