The construction of knowledge

A brief discussion of historical-epistemological aspects and the contributions of Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Gaston Bachelard and Thomas Kuhn to research in education

Authors

  • Vandreza Souza dos Santos Federal University of Amazonas/UFAM , Universidad Federal de Amazonas/UFAM , Universidade Federal do Amazonas/UFAM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3237-9839
  • Mara Rykelma da Costa Silva Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC , Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Acre/IFAC , Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Acre/IFAC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-1534
  • Vilma Luísa Siegloch Barros Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC , Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Acre/IFAC , Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Acre/IFAC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24979/ambiente.v1i1.1073

Keywords:

Educação., Teorias., Ensino., Ciências.

Abstract

This article starts from the restlessness in the search to understand how the theorists Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Gaston Bachelard and Thomas Kuhn, at different times and worldviews, contribute with their ideas to the theoretical foundation of knowledge construction nowadays. It is a bibliographical and exploratory research, presenting elements of a qualitative approach, because, through these methodological aspects, discussions and reflections are presented about the implications that arise during the production of scientific knowledge and the proposition of epistemological bases for research in science teaching. In this way, we affirm with scientific rigor that Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Gaston Bachelard and Thomas Kuhn need to be studied and known by scientists from different areas, and that their precepts can be considered to guide research in the area of ​​education and science teaching, helping in the construction of real problems and in the search for their answers.

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Author Biographies

  • Vandreza Souza dos Santos, Federal University of Amazonas/UFAM, Universidad Federal de Amazonas/UFAM, Universidade Federal do Amazonas/UFAM

    Professor of Chemistry at the Institute of Nature and Culture – INC, Federal University of Amazonas – UFAM. Master in Teaching Natural Sciences and Mathematics – PPGECNM from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN. Doctoral student in Science and Mathematics Education – PPGECEM, by the Amazon Science and Mathematics Education Network – REAMEC.

  • Mara Rykelma da Costa Silva, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC, Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Acre/IFAC, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Acre/IFAC

    Doctoral student in Science and Mathematics Education at the Amazon Science and Mathematics Education Network (REAMEC) at the State University of Amazonas/UEA. Master in Mathematics (ProfMat) from the Federal University of Acre/UFAC. Degree in Mathematics from the Federal University of Acre/UFAC. Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC.

  • Vilma Luísa Siegloch Barros , Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC, Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Acre/IFAC, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Acre/IFAC

    Doctoral student in Science and Mathematics Education at the Amazon Science and Mathematics Education Network at the State University of Amazonas/UEA. Master in Science and Mathematics Teaching from the Federal University of Acre/UFAC. Degree in Mathematics from the Federal University of Acre/UFAC. Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre/IFAC.

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Published

2022-07-28

How to Cite

The construction of knowledge: A brief discussion of historical-epistemological aspects and the contributions of Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Gaston Bachelard and Thomas Kuhn to research in education. Ambiente: Gestão e Desenvolvimento, [S. l.], p. 22–34, 2022. DOI: 10.24979/ambiente.v1i1.1073. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uerr.edu.br/index.php/ambiente/article/view/1073. Acesso em: 13 mar. 2026.

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