Abstract

GOMES, Décio Otto Carlos  and  BERNARDO, Carolina Maria Costa. Rite as a training and pedagogical process: Education challenge in Guinea-Bissau. Educ. Form. [online]. 2023, vol.8, e11205.  Epub Apr 06, 2024. ISSN 2448-3583.  https://doi.org/10.25053/redufor.v8.e11205.

Rites are the main articulators of the values that shape the behavior of African people, Bissau-Guineans in particular. Therefore, in Guinea-Bissau, one should not build a school curriculum without relying on this educational heritage left by ancestors. As a way of contributing to a better understanding of the Bissau-Guineans’ educational reality, for the construction of a school curriculum that dialogues with the Bissau-Guineans’ educational diversity, this research was developed with the objective of analyzing and reflecting on the importance of rites in the formative and pedagogical process in Guinea Bissau. Thus, it took advantage of the contributions of works that focused on the subject under consideration. Starting from a qualitative approach, using bibliographical research, we reflected on the need for a curriculum that considers the Bissau-Guineans’ social reality. The results showed that the pedagogy of the rite constitutes a mirror for Bissau-Guineans society and should be included in the country's school curricula.

Keywords : rites; education; curriculum; Guinea-Bissau..

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