A cultura visual no âmbito escolar: uma viagem a Dilermando de Aguiar/RS

Abstract

The Master's thesis is associated to the research line 'Education and Arts' of the Post-graduation Program of Studies on Education in the Federal University of Santa Maria/RS. Therefore, the present thesis is aimed at investigating how teachers perceive the world of visual culture in the municipal school Elementary School Valentine Bastianello (school of nucleum) in the town of Dilermando de Aguiar - RS. The methodology was qualitative, marked by Investigation Based on the Arts - IBA. Thus, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and narratives from images, beside of a field diary. The theoretical background of the research was constructed from the conceptions by Efland; FREEDMAN and Stuhr (2003); FREEDMAN (2006), Hernández (2000; 2006; 2007; 2008); MIRZOEFF (2003); BREA (2005); MARTINS (2008) and DIAS (2008). These authors disscuss the importance of the debates on visual culture in the curricula, the argument of this relationship in planning, teaching, and finally the relevance of the images and interpretations of visual representations.