Atuação de professoras do ensino fundamental diante de casos de racismo na cidade de Cajazeiras, PB.

Abstract

This paper intends to discuss the theme of ethnic-racial relations in the school space from the performance of elementary school teachers in the face of cases of racism in the city of Cajazeiras. For that, it had as general objective: to analyze how the teachers of the fundamental teaching approach the ethnic-racial issues in the school environment. And as specific objectives: to investigate how teachers identify cases of racism among black children; identify how pedagogical mediation happens in cases of racism that black children suffer in the school environment and reflect on ethnic-racial relations in early childhood education. Discussing through the theoretical framework the construction of the identity of black children of how the training of teachers contributes to the proper development, without discrimination and allows the application of laws that guarantee equal rights. The methodological path had as a research method the qualitative approach and the technical procedure the bibliographic readings on the theme to answer the proposed objectives of this work. The questionnaire that constituted nine questions about teacher training, forms of hiring and pedagogical actions in practice was given as a data collection instrument. The research was concluded with the following prerogative: knowledge combined with daily practice to combat racism, impacting society so that people do not reproduce and naturalize racism.