Educação antirracista em escolas municipais da região do Bico do Papagaio no estado do Tocantins

Abstract

This is a technical report resulting from research linked to the research line Instruments for Access to Justice and Protection of Rights, subarea Human Rights and Education and the EducaDH project, of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program of the Professional and Interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Jurisdictional Provision and Human Rights, from the Federal University of Tocantins and Escola Superior da Magistratura Tocantinense, with approval from the Ethics Council Opinion nº 6,051,298. Research with a qualitative approach, whose data were collected through a questionnaire applied to teachers in conjunction with analysis of the Political Pedagogical Projects (PPPs) of six elementary school units for Early Years, cities that are located in the Bico do Papagaio Region, state of Tocantins – Brazil, with the purpose of identifying and understanding the difficulties faced by Elementary School teachers in the early years when approaching ethnic-racial issues in the classroom. The results showed that school units promote discussions about racial-ethnic relations, however the debate and actions to promote anti-racist education need to be strengthened in order to become routine in the school environment in order to comply with legislative determinations and human rights.