O ENSINO DA ÁFRICA NAS AULAS DE GEOGRAFIA À LUZ DA LEI N°10.639/2003: Uma experiência pedagógica na Escola Municipal Raimundo Cunha no Povoado Pedras - Município de Matões do Norte - MA

Abstract

This dissertation addresses the teaching of Africa in Geography classes inlight ofLaw No. 10.639/2003: a pedagogical experience at the Raimundo CunhaMunicipal School in the village of Pedras, municipality of Matões do Norte – MA. Theobjectiveof the research was to investigate the teaching of Geography related to thecontentsof the African continent in light of Law No. 10.639/2003, with a viewtocreatingaGuide of Didactic Orientations for the teaching of African Geography that servesasadidactic and pedagogical resource for the Raimundo Cunha Municipal School. Themain bibliographic references used were: Anjos (2005), Carneiro (1993), Figueredo(2011), Gomes (2006), Mussili and Pedro (2019), Ratt (2006), CostaandLopes(2016), Cavalcanti (1998), Santos (2004), Silva (2007). The research methodologyadopted will be the Instrumental Case Study. The research subjects werethePrincipal, the Pedagogical Coordinator, and the 8th-grade geography teacher. Thedata collection instrument used was an interview with the research subjects. Dataanalysis and interpretation were performed using response tables. Thestudywasorganized into the following sections: The first section refers to the introduction, inwhich we present the justification, characterization, and delimitation of theobject,and the objectives that configure the theoretical, methodological, and organizational path of the dissertation. The second section describes the African continent anditshistorical, geographical, political, and social aspects. The third section discussestheguiding documents regarding the teaching of geography, highlighting LawNo. 9,394of 1996, the National Curriculum Parameters, the National CommonCurriculumBase, and the Curriculum Guidelines of the Maranhão Territory. The fourthsectiondeals with the African continent in the teaching of geography in light of LawNo.10,639/2003, highlighting guiding documents such as Resolution No. 01/2003,Opinion No. 03/2004, Law No. 10,639/2003, and methodologies for teachinggeography to combat racism. The fifth section discusses the empirical research,which was divided into the following subsections: the characterization of theschool to be researched, which was the Raimundo Cunha Municipal School; themethodological approaches of the research; the analysis and interpretationof theresearch subjects; and the educational product, entitled "Guide toDidacticOrientations for the Teaching of African Geography. The researchwasaninstrumental case study based on Marli André. The data collection instrument usedwas a semi-structured interview, which was conducted with the principal, thepedagogical coordinator, and two geography teachers. The research concludedthatthe school studied needs ongoing training in African Geography, since theinclusionof this content can represent an important tool for building a more plural, diverse,and reflective education.