Análise da associação ciência e religiosidade entre estudantes universitários: implicações educacionais para formação de professores de ciências

Abstract

The objective of this paper was to identify the association between intrinsic religiosity and attitudes towards science in university students. In addition, it was also verified whether there were differences in the type of undergraduate course or the year in which the student was enrolled in relation to the variables Intrinsic Religiosity (IR); Beliefs and Affections (CA) and Personal Initiative (IP). Attitudes towards science can be understood by the composition of an individual's beliefs, affections and behaviors regarding science. In order to carry out this work proposal, 403 undergraduates from the full degree courses of the University Campus Professor Alberto Carvalho/UFS participated in the research. For this research, a quantitative approach was adopted with the application of a questionnaire followed by statistical analysis of the responses. Data were tabulated and analyzed using the SPSS for Windows program. As a result, we verified that, in general and taking into account the previous results, all tests confirmed a series of results already discussed in several articles on the same theme, published in different scientific journals, that is: higher education courses do not interfere, nor do they change the individual's belief in a deity. The results also point out that the appreciation for science and the personal taste for it is greater in courses in the areas of Science.