Percepções e silenciamentos : um estudo sobre as relações étnico-raciais e a construção de uma gestão antirracista no Instituto Federal de Educação da Paraíba

Abstract

The present study, titled PERCEPTIONS AND SILENCING: A study on ethno-racial relations and the construction of anti-racist management at the Federal Institute of Education of Paraíba, aims to understand how ethno-racial issues traverse the work of Administrative Technicians in Education (TAEs) at the Federal Institute of Education of Paraíba (IFPB), specifically those working in the General Directorate of People Management, seeking to contribute to the practice of anti-racist management. The specific objectives of this research are: to contextualize the trajectory of the racial quota policy for entry into public service, highlighting its historical dimension and its materialization; to analyze the manifestation of racism present in institutions, emphasizing how anti-racist management aligns with the historical and institutional purposes of the IFPB; to ascertain the perception of employees regarding how ethno-racial issues traverse their work at the General Directorate of People Management of the Federal Institute of Education of Paraíba; to propose a product in the form of a seminar on racial literacy as a human development project for the employees of the Federal Institute of Education of Paraíba. Understanding the subjectivity present in socio-racial relations in their work context, we opted for a qualitative research methodology, and its processes involved a systematic review and documentary research. As a data collection technique, we resorted to the application of a questionnaire and a racial discrimination perception scale in public service (Miranda, 2015), making use of thematic analysis to systematize the findings from the use of these instruments. The results obtained demonstrate that there is an urgent need for awareness and education of employees to confront racism, as well as a lack of knowledge among participants about the functioning of affirmative actions in public service. These results also indicate that the work environment is permeated by silences and denials, and that the perception regarding the traversal of racial issues varies among individuals, being better identified by those who possess some knowledge about the deleterious effects that racial inequalities produce in our society. As a technical-technological product, we present the structure for the production of a racial literacy seminar for the development of anti-racist competencies in its participants. And, among the technical suggestions, we present the review of institutional people management policies and practices, through an anti-racist lens.