ENSINO RELIGIOSO NAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS DE VILA VELHA (ES), NA PERSPECTIVA DOS ALUNOS, PAIS E LÍDERES RELIGIOSOS

Abstract

In this study, whose theme is ‘Religious Education in the Public Schools of Vila Velha (ES): from the perspective of students, parents and religious leaders’, it was sought to improve the reflection on the discipline in the municipality. The results presented are based on the questionnaires sent to each segment. In turn, the question was based on the following question: does Religious Education, taught in primary schools, in Vila Velha (ES), follow the constitutional precepts, guaranteeing secular education? From the theoretical perspective, the research is justified in the need to test, in real context, the learning acquired during the course. From a practical point of view, the justification for the achievement of the present study lies in the need to find out if Religious Education taught in primary schools in Vila Velha (ES) respects the precepts established by the legislation – which defend the lay state. The present study becomes feasible since the researcher has acted professionally as a teacher and director of Elementary School in the municipal school network of Vila Velha (ES), having direct access to the documentation and textbooks, as well as to the educating colleagues. The objective is to analyze the history of Religious Education in Brazil, in order to understand what this discipline has brought to the teaching and learning process. As to its structure, the work was divided into three chapters. In the first, we describe the brief history of Religious Education in Brazil and the context of this same discipline in Vila Velha (ES). The second chapter describes the municipality, the schools surveyed and the data collection. In the third and final chapter, the results of the applied questionnaires are analyzed, analyzing them from the perspective of Décio Passos, which points out three main aspects of the evolution of Religious Education in Brazil: catechetical model; theological model; model of the Sciences of religions.