Teacher training in Pedagogy in Roraima: challenges and possibilities for an Ethnomathematics approach.
Initial training. Degree in Pedagogy. Trends in Mathematical Education. Ethnomathematics.
Taking into consideration that the teaching and learning processes have become more significant if the elements present in the students’ daily lives are explored to address the objects of knowledge present in the school curriculum. Among these elements, are highlighted those that constitute the students’ cultural identity, which, in addition to understanding and transforming the reality in which they are immersed, it enables the construction of feelings of belonging to the school and social integration. A theoretical approach in the field of mathematics education that favors this perspective is Ethnomathematics, which seeks to value and use the knowledge of the cultural group to which the student belongs, without disconnecting him from the broader social and scientific context. It is considered that the training program of teachers who teach mathematics should include such a theoretical perspective to facilitate more significant teaching and learning processes. Taking this as a guiding principle for training courses, this thesis was developed with the objective of investigating the possibilities and challenges in the training of pedagogue teachers from the Ethnomathematics perspective in the State of Roraima. The place chosen for this research is characterized as a multicultural reality, with the presence of indigenous peoples, native population of the state and other federation units and immigrants from neighboring countries, especially Venezuela. The reality has implications for the process of teaching and learning mathematics, which requires a holistic approach that values the cultures of all involved. To conduct the research, a qualitative approach was undertaken, with some ethnographic characteristics, from a descriptive perspective. The production of the analyzed information, entailed the observation of the training session of pedagogues from a private college in the state of Roraima, taking as a discipline of the Pedagogy course destined to work with mathematics as the focus. Interviews were carried out with the teacher who administered this discipline and with a student who was undergoing the mandatory curricular internship. A questionnaire was also used with all students enrolled in that discipline. The results show that most undergraduates were unaware of the term ethnomathematics and its applications within the educational context of Roraima. In conclusion, the state of Roraima is suitable for the development of trends in mathematical education, primarily ethnomathematical. Its application in the process of training pedagogue teachers helps in the development of a cohesive, collaborative pedagogical practice that values the different cultures existing in the classroom. However, addressing these tendencies in a satisfactory manner are still not present within the process of pedagogy training in Roraima.