A etnomatemática do filé alagoano: percursos para a alfabetização matemática na educação de jovens e adultos

Abstract

The present research, entitled: “The Ethnomathematics of the Alagoas File: paths to Mathematical Literacy in Youth and Adult Education” took as its methodology the qualitative approach of the pedagogical intervention type. The study was carried out with students from Youth and Adult Education (EJA) at the Silvestre Péricles Municipal School, located in the Pontal da Barra district, in Maceió-Alagoas. To direct the research, the following issue was investigated: how can Ethnomathematics contribute to the mathematical literacy of EJA students, considering their cultural practices, mathematical skills and knowledge built in everyday life? In this sense, the object of the research is characterized in Ethnomathematics and in the mathematical know-how of EJA students. Data were initially collected from a structured interview, and later the execution of a pedagogical intervention through the application of a didactic sequence. From the data analysis, it was found that Ethnomathematics is present in the work culture of students, especially in Filé Alagoano and in everyday practices. EJA subjectsexpress specific mathematized actions that emerge from their daily lives, as they act as potential subjects capable of apprehending new mathematical concepts and techniques from the dialogue between School Mathematics and Mathematics of Life.