ENSINO RELIGIOSO NO CONTEXTO DA LDB 9394/1996: DISCIPLINA FACULTATIVA OU EXCLUÍDA DAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS BRASILEIRAS?

Abstract

This paper deals with the permanence of Religious Education in the curriculum of Brazilian public schools. It tries to unveil the concepts which are the basis to pedagogical proposals for teaching that subject, as well as scale the influence of educational policies in the broader context of society. The study of the topic "Religious Education in the context of LDB 9394/1996: optional or excluded discipline from the Brazilian public schools " is justified by the search for a new paradigm for Religious Education, able to sustain a significant pedagogical practice for the formation of new generations inserted in the public schools. The research used the field research procedure as a quantitative and qualitative approach, which was done through communication technologies. The results obtained demonstrate that the RE, despite the legal aspects, has not the same pedagogical treatment than other areas of knowledge. The discipline is posited as optional for the student, but mandatory for school, and the understanding of some school systems says the "optional" relieves supplying the discipline.