EDUCAÇÃO E DIVERSIDADE CULTURAL: OLHARES SOBRE AS ORIENTAÇÕES CURRICULARES DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

Abstract

This research, whose aim was analyzing education and cultural diversity, intended to understand the valorization of different cultures in classrooms. It was necessary a guiding question to reach this aim, which is referred to the wisdoms enclosed in the curricular matrixes in what they are related to cultural diversity at Maraba city in southeast of the state of Para, Brazil. The research was developed following a qualitative methodology, which consisted in observation of everyday life of a school, by means of visiting it during three months, and of a questionary, responded by fifteen teachers. Theoretical references were the Cultural Studies, the Post-colonial Studies and the Curriculum Theories. The bibliographical research had theoretical support by Ribeiro (2006), Bhabha (2013), Silva (2013), Candau (2005, 2010), Mclaren (1997), Fleury (2003), Moreira and Tadeu (2011), Lopes and Macedo (2002; 2011), Libâneo (2013). As a result of our analyses and reflections we found out that cultural diversity is present on documents that guide education at the county, like National Curriculum Parameters (PCNs), Curriculum Parameters of Maraba City (PCMM) and the County Educational Plan (PME); everyday life of the school, however, is indifferent to the presence of different cultures in classroom and teachers recognize their own difficulties to deal with differences and cultural diversity and, consequently, to deal with different people.