Diversidade étnico-racial no ambiente escolar: percepção e atuação de professoras de uma escola municipal na cidade de Campina Grande/PB

Abstract

This work presents a qualitative research on ethnic-racial diversity in the school environment, analyzing the perception and performance of a group of first and second year primary school teachers, a school of the Municipal Public Network, located in the municipality of Campina Grande, State of Paraíba. Ethnic-racial diversity is a cross-cutting theme of great relevance and requires further investigation and analysis of its presence in school settings. It is is a theme that comes from struggles and demands especially from the black movement, seeking more appreciation and respect from society, as well as fighting for an anti-racist education. The present research had as its central objective, to analyze the question of ethnic-racial diversity in a municipal school. We start from the following question: What is the perception of the teachers of the initial years of elementary school in relation to the teaching of ethnic-racial relations in the school environment? We base ourselves theoretically on authors such as Gomes (2011) Candau (2008) and Melo (2016). We had as subjects of our research the team of teachers of the classes of the first and second year of the afternoon shift. For data collection was applied a questionnaire with questions to inquire how teachers work this issue in the classroom. The results indicate that the majority of the teachers studied have difficulties with the work of the theme in the classroom. We highlight how main results the lack of knowledge about the theme and the competent legislation by the investigated teachers, absence of the subject in continuing teacher training and development of collective projects in the school.