THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT BLACK KIDS IN SCHOOL CONTEXT

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Antonio Matheus do Rosário Corrêa
Raquel Amorim dos Santos

Abstract

This article aims to analyse the social representations about black kids in school context. The study sets up in a qualitative approach to the application of bibliographical research, based on the theoretical framework of Moscovici (1978, 2015), Jodelet (1989), Gomes e Araújo (2014), Cavalleiro (2005, 2017), Feitosa (2012), Costa (2013) and Santos (2009). The results show that the social representations about the black children presente dichotomy between racist practices and mechanisms anti-racist in school. The speeches contained in laws nº 10.639/2003 and nº 11.645/2008 are conspicuous by their appreciation of the black in the brazilian societiety. It is concluded that there is a need for progress in the field of education for the ethnical-racials relations, especially on the effectiveness of polices that ensure the History and Afro-brazilian and African Culture as means of afirmation of black kids at school.

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Corrêa, A. M. do R., & Amorim dos Santos, R. (2018). THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT BLACK KIDS IN SCHOOL CONTEXT. Journal of Black Brazilian Researchers Association, 10(Ed. Especi), 693–720. Retrieved from https://abpnrevista.org.br/site/article/view/438
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Author Biography

Raquel Amorim dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Professora Adjunta A da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Pará - Campus Universitário de Bragança. Pesquisadora do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Formação de Professores e Relações Étnico-Raciais (Núcleo GERA/UFPA). Diretora das Áreas Acadêmicas da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores Negros - ABPN (2017-2018).