AS CONTRIBUIÇÕES DAS CIÊNCIAS DAS RELIGIÕES PARA A ABORDAGEM DO FENÔMENO RELIGIOSO E EFETIVAÇÃO DA LAICIDADE NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL NO MUNICÍPIO DE VILA VELHA - ES

Abstract

This dissertation proposes a pedagogical approach to the religious phenomenon in Early Childhood Education, considering the legitimacy conferred by law to this stage of Brazilian Basic Education since the promulgation of the National Education Guidelines and Bases Law in 1996. Integrating the Common National Curricular Base (BNCC), Early Childhood Education, as observed by the researcher with extensive experience in the educational area, manifests religious expressions in the Municipal Units of Early Childhood Education (UMEIs) of Vila Velha. The research, based on the Sciences of Religions (CdR), analyzes the impact of these religious phenomena in the school environment, highlighting the diversity of beliefs among the families of the enrolled children and among the professionals of the UMEIs. The core of the investigation lies in the reconciliation between the pedagogical approach of the religious phenomenon in Early Childhood Education and the principle of secularism, crucial for public education institutions. With a qualitative and descriptive approach, using data from five previous dissertations (KUNZENDORFF, 2021; MAZZOCCO, 2021; RUY, 2021; MAZUCO, 2021; ROCHA, 2022), the research dialogues with the BNCC. The chapters historically contextualize Early Childhood Education, present the CdR as a pedagogical instrument, and propose a methodology for the continued training of teams in the UMEIs of Vila Velha. The theoretical contribution highlights the importance of a pedagogical approach to the religious phenomenon in Early Childhood Education, recognizing it as an integral part of cultural identity and proposing reflections on how this approach can be secular, free from proselytism. The research aims to positively impact the attitudes of the professionals involved in Early Childhood Education in Vila Velha.