Formation and interdisciplinarity between teachers and graduates from the stricto sensu postgraduate programs in the environmental science area in Brazil

Abstract

The present work analyzes the profiles of the formation of teachers and graduates of stricto sensu graduate programs in the large area of Environmental Sciences in Brazil, as well as presenting an overview of the institutions, courses offered and distribution by Brazilian regions, having as reference the years from 2011 and 2019. Based on theoretical reflections on interdisciplinarity, we seek to understand how it can be built in the programs of that area of knowledge, depending on the training path of teachers and their supervisors (graduates). The methodological approach used in this work is characterized by documentary, exploratory and descriptive research, with quantitative and qualitative approaches, through which it was sought to know the academic profile of permanent professors and collaborators, as well as those graduating from academic and professional courses. (master's and doctorate) in Environmental Sciences. The results obtained regarding the professors showed a predominance, at the undergraduate level, of the Biological Sciences course, which was repeated in all regions, and a disciplinary trajectory at the three training levels (undergraduate, master's and doctorate). As for graduates, the predominant degree was also the Biological Sciences course, although with a greater diversity of formations at the undergraduate level, and a more evident interdisciplinary relationship when related to the training of their supervisors. There is a change in the profile between professors and alumni, which indicates a tendency towards the development of dialogue and the gradual overcoming of barriers between disciplines, being favorable to the practice of interdisciplinarity.