O ensino de história africana e afro-brasileira nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental.

Abstract

The present work had as object of study the Teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian History in the Early Years of Elementary School, aiming to answer the following problematizing question: how the teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian history is being worked in the classroom? And how does this question reflect in the look we have about black people in Brazil? To answer this problem we have the general objective of analyzing the teaching of African history in the early years of elementary education as instrument for the formation and valorization of the black people and the specific objectives of reflecting on the cultural contributions of the African people to the Brazilian people; understand the importance of studying of the African culture in the early years of elementary school; to identify the historical and legal process culminating in the teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian history and to recognize the relevance of teacher formation through the study of the History of Africa for a quality work. This is a field research performed with five teachers from a state public school in the city of Cajazeiras-PB, in which a semi-structured interview was applied as an instrument of data collection. It is important that the teacher inserts in his practical methodologies referring to the teaching of history, which contributes to the formation of a conscientious citizen, critical, who respects and values cultural differences and diversities. There is a need for new approaches, reflections and actions that can deconstruct existing stereotypes still in schools, crossing the walls and reflecting in the social environment. Given the experience in the field, in order to answer the questions of the research it was possible to perceive that the problematic investigated is still slow steps and, that although this teaching is based on a compulsory Law, it does not contemplate all the multiculturalism of the diversity existing in society.