A PRÁTICA DE PROFESSORES DE ENSINO RELIGIOSO NA REDE MUNICIPAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO: A QUESTÃO DE RELIGIÕES DE MATRIZ AFRICAN

Abstract

This study has as a general objective to analyze the themes of the Curricular Guidelines on the formation of teachers of Religious Education, and the types of influence that they exert in their practice when dealing with the meaning of the culture of the black, from the approach of religions of African matrix. Among the specific objectives are: to carry out an analysis on the meaning of the culture of the black, from the approach of religions of African matrix; To promote an empirical study on the religions of African matrix, above all, investigating also if there is action of continuous formation in service directed to the institutional culture and the intellectual formation of the professor that presupposes critic and self-critic on the ethnic theme; Characterize the Regulatory Law of Religious Education in Rio de Janeiro and its organization; And finally, to identify the themes about the formation of teachers of Religious Education, and their influence on the meaning of the culture of the black, from the approach of religions of African matrix. The rationale of this study is to show the influence and real applicability of Afrodescendant concepts in the curricular grades of the municipal schools of Rio de Janeiro and the level of dialogue between these teachers and their students, on the culture and religions of African matrix. Thus, it is sought to raise data to know how racial and religious conflicts are addressed in school, because as an institution responsible for the formation of the citizen, must see the students as subjects in the educational process and, therefore, should seek to produce harmonic relations In order to preserve institutional differences without, however, turning them into inequalities. The present scientific research aims to study the curricular guidelines of the teaching of Religious Education, based on the approach of African religions. In the case of this study, teachers will be interviewed who teach in the Public Schools of the County of Rio de Janeiro, in order to understand the influences on the meaning of the culture of the black, from the approach of religions of African matrix. The final conclusions of the study demonstrated that in response to the problem raised, as object of study, it was verified that the curricular guidelines used by the city of Rio de Janeiro in the formation of teachers of Religious Education, do not exert any influence in their practice to the The approach of religions of African origin. “Teachers of Religious Education when asked if they approach the Afro-Brazilian religions in the classroom, based on the curricular guidelines of the municipality, said that: 80% is not 20% yes.” The confessional religious education offered on a voluntary basis in the municipal network is not satisfactory as regards the approach of religions of African origin. Thus, it was noticed that the religious education offered on a voluntary basis in the municipal network does not effectively contribute to Law 10.639 / 03, since it has not been effective in combating racism and religious intolerance.