Mathematics Education, Multiculturalism and Prejudice: which man is taken as the measure of all others? Educação Matemática, Multiculturalismo e Preconceitos: que homem é tomado como medida de todos os outros?

dc.creator	Wanderleya Nara Gonçalves Costa
dc.creator	Kátia Cristina de Menezes Domingues
dc.date	2008-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:41Z
dc.identifier	0103-636X
dc.identifier	1980-4415
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cfae66700cc343f6b0b432a6e811c807
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17038
dc.description	This study examines different expressions of multiculturalism that are present in various sectors of society, including the schools. We point to power relations that exist in a multicultural space, the school environment in particular, and focus on the use of scientific research that supports discriminatory ideologies based on prejudice. Using the indigenous context as an example, we question the valorization of one type of rationality and mathematical knowledge in detriment to others, and illustrate the importance of conducting scientific research that reveals and values different ways of thinking and mathematizing. Finally, we emphasize the fact that the Afro-Brazilian struggle for recognition of the specificity and value of their knowledge, with African roots, has had weak impact thus far in mathematics education in Brazil. Key-words: Multiculturalism. Prejudice. Indigenous Ethnomathematics. Afro-Brazilians.<br>Esse trabalho aborda diferentes expressões de multiculturalismo que se fazem presentes em vários setores da sociedade, inclusive na escola. Aponta relações de poder que existem num espaço multicultural, em especial no ambiente escolar, e enfoca o uso de pesquisas científicas como suporte a ideologias discriminatórias que se baseiam em preconceitos. A partir de um exemplo no contexto indígena, é questionada a valorização de um tipo de racionalidade e conhecimento matemático em detrimento de outros e é ilustrada a importância de se realizarem pesquisas científicas que revelem e valorizem diferentes modos de pensar e matematizar. Finalmente ressalta-se o fato de que a luta dos afro-brasileiros pelo reconhecimento da especificidade e valor de seus conhecimentos, de matriz africana, tem ecoado ainda de forma incipiente na Educação Matemática brasileira. Palavras-chave: Multiculturalismo. Preconceitos. Etnomatemática Indígena. Afro-brasileiros.
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	UNESP - Campus de Rio Claro - Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas
dc.relation	http://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/bolema/article/view/1877
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0103-636X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1980-4415
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Bolema : Boletim de Educação Matemática, Vol 19, Iss 25 (2008)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject	DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Mathematics
dc.subject	QA1-939
dc.subject	Science
dc.subject	Q
dc.title	Mathematics Education, Multiculturalism and Prejudice: which man is taken as the measure of all others? Educação Matemática, Multiculturalismo e Preconceitos: que homem é tomado como medida de todos os outros?
dc.type	article