Contribuição do Ensino Religioso para o despertar da cidadania no ensino fundamental em escola municipal de Vila Velha (ES)

Abstract

This study aims to investigate, based on the theoretical foundation of humanist bias, how religious education contributes to the formation of values, when inserted in the educational environment. Among the specific objectives was also sought: to analyze ways to apply religious education in the formation of values, respecting the principle of secularism; discuss the role of education in the formation of values and construction of citizenship; Identifying how religious teaching inserted in the educational environment can assist in the awareness of students about religious diversity and the reduction of religious prejudice; Assess the vision of teachers and parents of students about religious education and their insertion in the school environment. The problem question is: How can religious education, inserted in the school environment in the formation of individual and social values, without falling into proselytizing and integrating family, school and society in the process? The hypothesis raised is that religious education helps students know themselves, creating bonds between society, school and family, as well as assisting in the ethical formation of the citizen –– how it is duty from school. This study finds justification in the necessary investigation of how it can contribute to the best quality of life and improvement of society. The field research was developed at the Guilherme Santos Municipal Elementary School, in Vila Velha (ES), in which, through semi-structured questionnaires, we sought to know the opinion of teachers and also from fathers/mothers of students enrolled in elementary school, on religious education as a tool that promotes the awakening of citizenship. Among the main conclusions, it was shown that religious education helps students know themselves, creating bonds between society, school and family, assisting in their ethical formation. In addition, Brazilian school religious education educates students in their deep, individual and social self, guiding them for fraternal participation, providing the formation of the historical, political, critical, participatory and responsible subject. In this way, students critically reflect society, learning to respect the deepest human pretensions through ethical, philosophical and cultural views that emphasize education for citizenship and the construction of a more world worthy and fair.