Sexualidade e educação: mapeando os parâmetros curriculares nacionais do ensino fundamental I

Abstract

This research brings up the discussion of sexuality, particularly in formal education, starting from what is reported in the National Curriculum Parameters (NCP’s). Sexuality embodied in formal education through Sexual Education (SE) has been and is still surrounded by many taboos and prejudices. SE particularly over the years, has been implemented in school, through discussion of sexual orientation (SO). It aimed to analyze the ways in which sexuality is discussed in formal education, starting with the content of NCPs of Elementary School I. In particular level, sexuality stood in Brazil, demonstrating its specificities in education; it was described the SE in Brazil, emphasizing its relationship with the school curriculum; and mapped the sexuality in the NCP's of Elementary School I. Among so many events related to sexuality, it was questioned about the effectiveness of how sexuality is crafted in education and specifically within the school curriculum. The approach taken on the phenomenon on screen is guided in a historical perspective, by understanding that it is able to catch the events that involve a plural dimension. The procedure used was the bibliographical and documental study, capable of providing the necessary tools to support the analysis in question. At the end of the study, we conclude that, although there were changes, the issues involving sexuality still face great difficulties to be worked in education, requiring new studies that clarify them.