“Não por força, nem por violência”? : intolerâncias religiosas na educação básica do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This study is part of the field of reflections on the relationship between education and religion in elementary and high schools in public schools in the State of Rio de Janeiro. These reflections focus on the central issue of the growing increase in religious intolerance in schools. Therefore, the aim is to identify and analyze religious discussions, focusing on the ideological origin of the groups that make up public educational spaces, highlighting views of class, gender, ethnicity, and territory. Our theoretical framework is the relationship between epistemic places and social places, a duality that is often misunderstood and affects the quality of theories and methodologies in the critical debate on religious issues, contributing to the production and reproduction of prejudice, intolerance, and racism in schools. We define the spatial-temporal scope of the research within the social reality of students and teachers in public schools in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the investigation of classes in human and social sciences subjects. Thus, with our theme, problem, and field of study defined, we believe it is possible to analyze the issues related to religion, supported by literature on the subject. Methodologically, the research will be based on both qualitative and quantitative approaches in education, such as Ethnography of School Practice, Oral History, Case Studies, content analysis of occurrences related to intolerance in schools, as well as quantitative data on these aspects compiled in reports from Brazilian public institutions, whether municipal, state, or federal. In conclusion, this work aims to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between religion and education, especially in teacher training, in order to proficiently address such important issues in contemporary Brazilian school settings.