THE TEACHING OF AFRO-BRAZILIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE DESIGN OF TEACHERS FROM TWO SCHOOLS OF THE SÃO PAULO STATE NETWORK

Abstract

The present work aims to discuss the perception about the implementation of the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and African history and culture in the conception of teachers from two schools belonging to the state education network of São Paulo. As a theoretical foundation, the sociology of education was considered, especially in anti-racist studies. The ethnographic research methodology was responsible for directing data collection through semi-structured disclosure during the academic year of 2015. The results indicate that although the law was published in 2003, the majority of teachers they do not know its content or when they know it they do not understand the depth and importance of its implementation. It is concluded that some elements such as bad working conditions, lack of continuing training and lack of interest in the topic can take on the central role in the difficulty of implementing an anti-racist education that is able to offer a learning process based on a new paradigm that considers the matrix Afro-Brazilian as a fundamental component in the formation of the country.