Conhecimento sobre Abelhas Nativas Sem Ferrão (ASFs) no Itinerário formativo de um curso técnico integrado em Agropecuária da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT)

Abstract

The current research was carried out in association with the line of research of Educational Practices in Professional and Technological Education belonging to the Graduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT) of the Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar), Jaguari campus.The activity known as meliponiculture has in its essence the use of Native Stingless Bees to produce honey and other products and is among alternatives for increasing income and food for small rural producers, in addition to improving plant pollination, an essential process for agriculture, enhancing the maintenance of native species and awakening the population's environmental awareness. Starting from the idea that environmental themes should be a more concrete part of training at Basic, Professional and Technological Education, with the need to integrate the environmental knowledge present in communities, this research aimed to analyze the knowledge of students and farmers about the species of Native Stingless Bees and articulate them with the training itinerary of the Integrated Agricultural Technician, considering biological, economic, cultural, social and environmental aspects. The data for this research were constructed through bibliographical research, through the analysis of the training itinerary of the Integrated Technical Course in Agriculture at the Instituto Federal Farroupilha – Campus Santo Augusto and, a semi-structured interview aimed at students of the course and farmers creating Native Stingless Bees which, served to compose the analytical materiality. The methodology included investigation through a questionnaire, documental analysis of the Pedagogical Course Project (PCP) and the interviews were analyzed using Descriptive Textual Analysis, creating analysis categories. The results of this dialogue highlighted weaknesses in the approach to the topic in the students' training path, with little knowledge of them in relation to Native Stingless Bees. The information helped in the preparation of training material aimed at students, teachers and farmers, aiming to expand knowledge of these species, combined with environmental preservation.