A identidade territorial da escola Alcides Maia - Rio Grande/RS - sob a perspectiva de seus docentes

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to analyze the territorial identity of Escola Alcides Maia, located in the rural area of the municipality of Rio Grande/RS, in order to evaluate the consonance of its pedagogical approaches with the principles of rural education. The specific objectives included the analysis of the teaching project proposed for rural schools in the municipality of Rio Grande; reflections on the territorial identity of Escola Alcides Maia in collaboration with teachers and their pedagogical practices; dialogues about the importance of school identity in the students' learning process, with an emphasis on the ethnic context of their training (aiming at valuing black and indigenous culture); discussions about the integration of knowledge with the school's curricular proposal; the analysis of pedagogical practices related to rural education and the assessment of the importance of studying the curriculum in the construction of cultural identity and the sense of belonging to the place of experience. The methodology used was action research, of a qualitative nature, with pedagogical letters being the main instrument used. Throughout the dialogue process, the results indicated a consensus about Escola Alcides Maia being recognized as a rural school.