Critical Thinking in Science in Latin America: what the two main Brazilian scientific repositories reveal

Abstract

This study aims to identify the academic production on critical thinking in science in Latin America available in the Oasis/IBICT and Capes Journals repositories over the past five years. It is based on the understanding that the region shares historical challenges stemming from the colonial experience, which makes it necessary to strengthen decolonial perspectives grounded in the articulation of Latin American knowledge. Methodologically, the study employs content analysis applied to a systematized literature review. Using defined descriptors, 69 works were identified, of which only three directly addressed the scope of the investigation. The results indicate limited dialogue among Latin American scientific productions on critical thinking in science and reveal the need to expand approaches that consider the region’s plural and contextual epistemologies.