A PESQUISA CIENTÍFICA EM EDUCAÇÃO E O MATERIALISMO HISTÓRICO-DIALÉTICO: ASPECTOS TEÓRICOS E CONCEITUAIS.

This article is the result of studies carried out in the elective course entitled Historical-Dialectic Materialism: for a methodological understanding, carried out in the Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), in the line of research Education, State and Society in the Amazon. The study aims to present considerations about the Historical-Dialectic Materialism method and its contributions to the realization of scientific research in the field of education. Methodologically, it is a theoretical-bibliographical study based on works by authors such as Gatti (1999, 2012); Marx and Engels (1999); Oliveira (1998); Netto (2011); Groppo (2019); Almeida e Costa (2021); Silva and Hermida (2021), among others. These authors present a critical perspective on the conception of the world, society, and education, making it possible to think about the construction of scientific research guided by a method that also defines a political choice. In this sense, the act of researching constitutes a challenging process faced by many researchers, mainly due to the understanding of the object of study and the definition of the investigation method, therefore, it is concluded that Historical-Dialectic Materialism makes it possible to think about the construction of scientific research in education based on a critical perspective, constituting it as a political act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]