SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND DOMAINS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE: PROPOSITIONS FOR A FORMATIVE PERSPECTIVE COMMITTED TO SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

Since the 1950’s, Science Education research area has been discussing and incorporating new purposes to Scientific Literacy (SL). Currently, a formative perspective has been proposed for SL committed to social transformation. From that, the ideas already consolidated in the literature on Structuring Axes (SA) were considered taking into account the domains of scientific knowledge: conceptual, epistemic, material and social. We understand that it could be a theoretical framework for Science Education. From the perspective of the SL presented, we detect the complexity of the second SA, as it encompasses the different domains of knowledge. za de la Ciencia; Ejes Estructurantes; Práctica social.

Keywords:
Science Teaching; Structuring Axes; Social practice