The countryside school culture and the teaching of mathematics

Abstract

With the objective of identifying the presence of the countryside school culture in the teaching of mathematics (final years of elementary school) in a school located in the rural area. The present research was based on the theoretical-methodological contribution of Cultural History through the concept of school culture (JULIA, 1990), having as sources: Elementary School (final years) students workbooks; teaching activities images; Political Pedagogical Project (PPP); math teacher planning; pertinent legislation; interviews with the school director, the mathematics teacher of the Elementary School, and the pedagogue. The curriculum was strongly urban-centered specifically in relation to mathematics classes, and although a strong school culture of the field is present in the school investigated, there is little presence of this field school culture specifically in the teaching of mathematics. As a final reflection, we ask ourselves if in our urban schools we do not need cultural elements school of the field: sense of belonging, community involvement, leadership formation, interdisciplinarity, team work and valorization of local mathematical practices.

Keywords

• Educação do Campo
• Educação Matemática
• Cultura Escolar