Etnomatemática e a educação escolar quilombola na Ilha da Marambaia em Mangaratiba-RJ: conexões entre o artesanato local e a prática escolar

Abstract

The research “Ethnomathematics and Quilombola School Education on Marambaia Island in Mangaratiba-RJ: Qualitative connections between Local Crafts and School Practice”, is an investigation and presents ethnographic characteristics. The theoretical foundation is based on Ethnomathematics, Decolonial Pedagogy and Liberating Pedagogy. The research methods and techniques used were: semi-structured interviews, participant observation, field diary and document analysis. The study reflects on the existence of an appreciation of knowledge, remnants of the remnants of Marambaia through local crafts, and by the school. The sought to demonstrate that this knowledge can dialogue with each other. The main arguments that value each of these types of knowledge, in their own way, and the non-hierarchization between them, can favor and help the process of formation of the local cultural identity. The possibilities of articulation between the practices of the local culture and the mathematical knowledge are immense, however, it is necessary to be willing to listen to the voices, the stories and the feelings of the group with which one works. The central problem of this research is how Ethnomathematics can contribute to this process, approaching the practice of handicrafts, produced by local residents, and a proposal for a didactic sequence that allows students to also participate in an investigative process. Finally, the main variables of local research are identity, culture, knowledge and crafts.