ENSINO RELIGIOSO: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A FORMAÇÃO E A PRÁTICA DOCENTE EM DUAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS DE ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL DE VILA VELHA – ES

Abstract

The discipline of Religious Education as an area of human knowledge, with article 33 of the Law of Guidelines and Bases of Education / 96 to change the wording of that same article; Made official with the enactment of Law no. 9475/97 is articulated from the school, which is a space marked by cultural and religious diversity. Religious knowledge should stand with others, helping to deepen collective life, respect for cultural and religious diversity, and the citizen's experience of the students. In order for this to happen, the solid teacher education based on the Sciences of Religions is needed, with the object of studying the religious phenomenon, according to the National Curriculum Parameters of Religious Education (PCNER's), elaborated by the Permanent National Forum of Religious Education (FONAPER). Religious Education in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo is also anchored in the National Law, and Guidelines and Bases of Education. In the State of Espírito Santo there is no Bachelor's degree in Religious Education. It is perceived that the lack of training in the area of knowledge significantly interferes in the growth, development and appreciation professionals, as well as in Religious Education as a discipline. The research of a qualitative nature, with structured questioning, carried out with three teachers and the Religious Education teacher who work in Elementary School, in the Municipal Units of Elementary School (UMEF) Professor Darcy Ribeiro and Deputy Paulo Sergio Borges, in the neighborhood Address Da Barra / Vila Velha / ES, demonstrated that the teacher and teachers who teach the discipline have their initial training in another area of knowledge. The teacher was a Master's degree in Religious Sciences, a teacher had a specialization course in Religious Education, another teacher did a complementary course in Religious Education, promoted by CONERES, and another has not made very clear his training in this area of Knowledge. It was observed that the teachers and the teacher of RE, in the aforementioned municipality, are based on their practice respect for religious diversity, for the construction of citizenship, which shows that the theory is very clear. However, it still needs to become a more effective practice in everyday school, for this to happen to continuous training in this area of human knowledge is required. It was then pointed out to the Conclusion, indicating to possibilities of new studies on the importance of the initial formation in a degree course in Religious Teaching so that the teaching practice in this area of knowledge is firmly established in the dimension of citizenship, Developing respect for religious and cultural, not only in theory but in school practice. For this, Religious Education must go beyond teaching about moral and ethical values and firm in the contents proposed by the PCNER's. Theoretical research was based on the following researchers of Religious Education: Sérgio Rogério Azevedo Junqueira, Gilz Claudino, Lourdes Caron, Edile Fracaro Rodrigues, Paulo Freire, Jacques Delors, João Décio Passos, Eliane Maura Littig Milhomem Freitas, Fabiano Aparecido Costa Leite, Manfredo Carlos Wachs, Isabel Alarcão, among others.