Abstract

SOUZA, Edílson Fernandes de; REIS, Maria da Conceição dos  and  MENEZES, Vilde Gomes de. Educational policy of ethnic-racial relations: the specifics and direction of brazilian legislation. Rev. Reflex [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1es, pp.8-30. ISSN 1982-9949.  https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v21iesp1.0008.

In order to understand the structure of educational policies in regards to etnic-racial relations throughout the history of Brazilian education and identify how these come to configure legislation, this article proposes to answer following question: which specific details and directions have educational policies been drawing in regards to etnic-racial issues through the Brazilian legislation? We seek, therefore, to outline the path of the characteristics of the Brazilian school educational system regarding this etnic-racial theme from the time of the colonial period to the present days, going through past Constitutions until the specific present national educational legislation on this topic: law nº 10.639/2003. Along the way, we point out the difficulties that the Afro-Brazilian population faced and faces when it comes to the interpretation of the laws and the implementation of educational policies that favor etnic-racial relations.

Keywords : Educational Policies; Etnic-racial Relations Within Education; Brazilian Educational Legislation; Law nº 10.639/2003.

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