Science and Ideology in Teachers’ Practice of Sociology in High School: from the impossible neutrality to the undesirable engagement, or is it the other way around?

Abstract

The impact that the inclusion of sociology in high
school curriculums caused within the school and in the social sciences has been evaluated from different perspectives: a) for, there is danger that sociology is not taught as science, but as a discourse ideological b) to another, the teaching of sociology should be conscientizing and transforming society, c) a third, emphasizes its character of scientific literacy in equipping students with theories and methods, leading them to the awareness of themselves and the world they live. Thinking middle school as a public space, the choice of one element goes beyond the personal convictions of the teacher, being guided by his responsibility as forming autonomous citizens.