Abstract

COSTA, Claudio Fernandes da. Ethnomathematics: an approach to work as an educational principle. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2017, vol.7, n.2, pp.150-172.  Epub May 15, 2019. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2017v7n2id305.

This text aims at deepening studies on the centrality of work, as an educational principle, from the ontological, materialist and dialectical perspective, in Marx, and to relate it to the ethno-mathematics as conceived by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio. From this point of view, we seek to identify ontological aspects in the ethnomathematical formulation of d´ambrosio, which contributes to this approximation, as well as to glimpse its political-pedagogical potential. On the other hand, we examine the fact that, although not discarded, the educational principle of work is not central to practice and research in ethno-mathematics, inspired by the lakatosian program. In order to reach these goals, in addition to the two main authors we are based on, we also rely on the support of Barata-Moura (2008), Duayer (2010, 2015), Ferreira (2007), Frigotto (2005, 2015), and Miarka (2011). The results and partial conclusions of this theoretical work points at, on one hand, to the tune and theoretical pedagogical relevance of this approach, for researches and practices that take as basis on the d'ambrosian ontology of Ethno-mathematics and, on the other hand, they indicate a “substantive difference” between the “dynamics” and relativism of the lakatosian Research Program and the Ethno-mathematic Brahmanian Program, the reason why we understand that the practice and research in Ethnomathematics, while admitting work, does not Identify or relate to the ontological relevance of this category.

Keywords : Ethnomathematics; Program. Work as Educational Principle; Ontology.

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