THE POTENTIAL OF THE "MANGA GUIDE: UNIVERSE" AS A TEACHING TOOL IN THE LIGHT OF PAULO FREIRE'S CRITICAL THEORY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14244/RELEA/2025.40.120-148

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Literature, Interdisciplinarity, Reading, History of Science, Philosophy of Science

Abstract

Usually read as a laser game, manga have been tackling a wide range of subjects and even have educational intentions. The objective of this work is therefore to investigate the didactic potential of the manga guide "Universe" in the light of Paulo Freire's critical theory. It is of a basic nature, has a qualitative approach, has exploratory objectives, uses documentary analysis procedures, uses the deductive method in which the data is analyzed based on Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy. The potential of this tool makes it feasible to use in Brazilian formal education as a way of achieving critical scientific literacy that draws on the technical, political and epistemological dimensions of astronomical knowledge. As the levels of education go up, the manga will be articulated with the necessary content and depth, which can also be overcome by the educator's didactic approach to undergraduate courses.

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Author Biography

Michel Corci Batista, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Campo Mourão.

He has a degree in Physics from the State University of Maringá and in Philosophy from Uninter, a master's degree and a doctorate in Education for Science and Mathematics, also from the State University of Maringá, and did a post-doctoral internship at the University of Brasilia in the area of Physics Teaching with an emphasis on learning theories applied to teaching proposals. He is a professor in the Physics department at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão campus, is a permanent professor and adjunct coordinator of the Professional Master's Program in Physics Teaching (UTFPR - Campo Mourão), is a professor in the Postgraduate Program in Teaching Human, Social and Nature Sciences (UTFPR - Londrina) and in the Postgraduate Program in Education for Science and Mathematics at the State University of Maringá. He is an ambassador for NASE (Network for Astronomy School Education) in Brazil. He is leader of the research group LADECA (Laboratory for the Development of Science and Astronomy Teaching). He is coordinator of the Rodolpho Caniato Astronomy Pole at UTFPR - Campo Mourão and coordinator of the Program for the Development of Science and Astronomy Teaching at UTFPR - Campo Mourão. He is a member of NAPI (New Research and Innovation Arrangements) - Extreme Phenomena of the Universe. He is coordinator of line 4: Education in non-formal spaces and scientific dissemination) of ENPEC (National Meeting for Research in Science Education).

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Published

2025-11-22

How to Cite

Orso da Fonseca, M., & Corci Batista, M. (2025). THE POTENTIAL OF THE "MANGA GUIDE: UNIVERSE" AS A TEACHING TOOL IN THE LIGHT OF PAULO FREIRE’S CRITICAL THEORY. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, 1(40), 119–147. https://doi.org/10.14244/RELEA/2025.40.120-148

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Vol. 1 No. 40 (2025): RELEA

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Copyright (c) 2025 Marcos Orso da Fonseca, Michel Corci Batista

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