Um estudo sobre o trabalho pedagógico das normalistas negras do Instituto Estadual de Educação Olavo Bilac de Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

This research "A study of the pedagogical work of black normalistas from the State Institute of Education Olavo Bilac in Santa Maria/RS", is inserted in the line of research School Practice and Public Policy Program of Graduate Studies in Education of the Federal University of Santa Maria. This study intended to continue and contribute to the studies on educational work promoted by Kairós Research Group - Group for Research and Studies on Work, Education and Publics- policies and to promote debate on ethnic-racial relations in the school context. The aim of this work was to answer the following questioning: how do black normalistas from the decades of 1964 to 1996, in the State Institute Olavo Bilac, put into their discourse the relationship between the pedagogical work and race in the school context? The objective of this research is to analyze the speech of black normalistas on the issues of the teaching work of ethical and racial relations in a dialectical perspective. A theoretical framework on educational work and the integration of black in class society was organized produce the study that has its bases on the historical dialectic materialism from the content categories: educational work of black normalistas and integration of black in class society. The present study was developed in moments: a) At first, the survey of literature on the research subject was carried out and then, the identification of the research subjects was done. b) In the second phase, it was proposed to black normalistas from the State Institute Olavo Bilac a pre-structured interview. c) In the third time, the dialogue group with black normalistas was held. d) In the fourth and final stage, it was performed an analysis of the data produced in previous times. By analyzing the speeches of black normalistas it was possible to understand that they can carry relations between the pedagogical work and ethnic-racial relations. They report in their speeches the perceptions on the pedagogical work, understanding that it covers the production of knowledge, planning class, the contents of the field, the teachers‘ training and the relationship between teachers and students. They also reported about racism that has occurred in the period they held the Normal Course and after that period, working as a teacher. These racist situations are one of the barriers that African teachers have to overcome in order to integrate the class society. Finally, there is the relevance of a critical pedagogical work that promotes egalitarian relationships in the school context.