Historical methodological fundamentals research field Geography

Abstract

This article deals with the historical and methodological fundamentals of field research in Geography, held by the precursors of teaching practice within the national territory. The methods used were composed by the work of staff, through literature review to obtain information relevant to the subject and data analysis. The results were cataloged and analyzed the main contributions regarding the practical field research published in the period between 1940 and 2006. The conclusive phase can be seen that the period from 1940 to 1970, accounted for 52.2% of studied papers. In the following period (1970-2000) accounted for just 17.3% and from 2000 to 2006 have been classified 30.5% of the total analyzed, confirming the recovery and a greater appreciation of the practice in Geography courses.