Geografia em mapas: por uma epistemologia da representação do espaço

Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation is to present an epistemological discussion about the representation of the space in Geography teaching. The space approaches intended by the critic groups of the Geography Innovative Movements (Movimentos de Renovação da Geografia) bring back the understanding that the space representations should include the expertise and know-how originated from the knowledge that space experience offers us and that represent the rescue of the Geography social commitment. We will only be able to change the worlds through the development of critical conscience, if, we democratically, give all voice, once each of us have something to add to the knowledge about the space. We believe that better comprehension of reality depends on the consciousness over our pedagogic practice, thus, being responsible for our educational actions, we´ll be able to make true the ideal defended by the Contemporary Geography, which is the wide comprehension of the reality.