Tessituras e perspectivas do saber religião no ensino escolar de Geografia

Abstract

The teaching of Geography constantly seeks to promote the production of knowledge and the debate about various knowledge, including religion. However, knowing religion is not prominently addressed in Geography classes, as an important factor for understanding the production of geographic space. Thus, we aim to apprehend the approach of knowing religion in the school teaching of Geography, proposing methodological strategies to work the relationship between space and religion. All our discussion is based on the paths of interdisciplinarity, considering knowledge of other disciplines, such as history and sociology. Thus, we reflect theoretically on the knowledge religion in Geography, paying attention to the approach of this knowledge in textbooks used by teachers of high school Geography of public schools in the city of Caicó (RN). In addition, we analyze the approach of this knowledge developed by the Geography teachers, through interviews with these professionals, with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire in order to better understand the teaching practice and to know the reality in which it is developed. Finally, we propose methodological strategies to work religion knowledge in the school teaching of Geography. Therefore, with this research we seek to collaborate with the continuity of studies on the Geography of religion, bringing to light reflections, analyzes and methodological strategies aiming at a better understanding of this knowledge in school geography.