PEDAGOGIES OF CARE IN THE ECOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGES: HEALTH EDUCATION FOR LIVING WITH THE SEMI-ARID REGION

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https://doi.org/10.66104/bp1de640

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Cognitive Justice, Intercultural Health, Social Technologies, Climate Resilience, Community Autonomy

Abstract

The debate on health education in semi-arid territories has historically been dominated by the biomedical paradigm, often detached from traditional knowledge and local socio-ecological dynamics. The central problem of this study was to analyze how pedagogies of care grounded in the ecology of knowledges configure health education strategies for living with the Semi-Arid region and what evidence exists regarding their effectiveness in promoting autonomy and resilience among traditional populations. The objective was to critically synthesize recent scientific production on this topic. Methodologically, an integrative literature review was conducted between November 2025 and January 2026 in SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases, structured according to the PCC model. A total of 225 records were initially identified, and 24 studies composed the final corpus. The results showed that territorialized social technologies, such as medicinal plant workshops, agroecological home gardens, and community water management, strengthen therapeutic autonomy, food security, and climate resilience. It is concluded that pedagogies of care operate as political-educational strategies capable of articulating cognitive justice, community participation, and socio-environmental sustainability, although their consolidation depends on sustained institutional support.

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  • Paulo Roberto Ramos, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

    Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, with concentration in Political Science. Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology, in the field of Development Sociology, from the Federal University of Paraíba. Postgraduate Specializations in Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Public and Social Policy Management, and Nutrition and Health from Faculdade do Iguaçu (PR). Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition at the University of Pernambuco. Postdoctoral researcher in Human Ecology and Socio-Environmental Management at the State University of Bahia. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Social Sciences Department and in the Graduate Program in Dynamics of Development in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region (PPGDiDeS) at the Federal University of the São Francisco Valley (UNIVASF). He has experience in Education, Scientific Research, Environmental Management, Nutrition, Agroecology, and Sustainable Development, with emphasis on Development Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Health Sociology, and Urban Sociology, working mainly on Environmental Education, Agroecology, Environment, Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinarity, Healthy Eating, Socio-environmental Degradation, Water Resources, and Environmental Health. Founder and General Coordinator of the Escola Verde Program (escolaverde.org), approved under PROEXT-MEC. Recipient of the Ministry of Education Award for Innovation and Creativity in Basic Education. Leader of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Research Group and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Thematic Center (NUTEAI). Ad hoc reviewer for the journal Ambiente & Sociedade. External evaluator for the Undergraduate Research Program (PIBIC) of FACEPE. Researcher affiliated with the Reference Center for the Recovery of Degraded Areas of the Caatinga (CRAD/UNIVASF). President of the Solidarity Selective Waste Collection Committee of UNIVASF (2013–2015) and current member. Member of the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Committee (PIBIC) (2005–2009; 2014–2019), Area Coordinator of the Institutional Teaching Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBID) (2013–2017), and Supervisor in the Pedagogical Residency Program (2018–2024). Member of the Sustainable Logistics Management Committee and the UNIVASF Sustainable Program Steering Committee. Internship Coordinator and Senior Faculty Member of the Social Sciences Program at UNIVASF. Coordinator of the Sala Verde Environmental Education Space at UNIVASF. Executive Director of Revista Verde. Professor in the Environmental Health Specialization Program (SEaD/UNIVASF) and Coordinator of the Lato Sensu Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Education (SEaD/UNIVASF).

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2026-03-05

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Vol. 13 No. 01 (2026): REMUNOM - ISSN 2178-6925

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Copyright (c) 2026 Paulo Roberto Ramos, Carla Valois Ribeiro, Cícera Jussimara da Silva Oliveira, Anna Eulília Gomes Calaça de Brito, Rodrigo Almeida Ferreira, Jeová Rodrigues Silva, Débora Cíntia Oliveira da Silva, Michael Douglas Alves dos Santos, Marciano Carvalho da Silva, Marcelo da Silva Jerônimo, Danielle Cristina da Silva Dias, Lucimara Silva Torres Santos, Pedro Paulo da Cunha

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PEDAGOGIES OF CARE IN THE ECOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGES: HEALTH EDUCATION FOR LIVING WITH THE SEMI-ARID REGION. (2026). REMUNOM, 13(01), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.66104/bp1de640