THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ANTHROPOLOGY AND EDUCATION: EXPERIENCES WITH DIVERSITY IN THE TRAINING OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHERS

Abstract

In the 1990s, multicultural education policies became important forms of diversity recognition in Brazil, which is still seen as a problem in edu­cational institutions, even though cultural values are being increasingly relevant in understanding the socio-cultural differences in the school. In this paper, we contextualize the ways of dealing with diversity and reflect on the place of anthropology in dialogue with education, from two experiences of teacher training which took place in Pernambuco, showing difficulties in dealing with diversity. Finally, we point out rele­vant issues in the teacher training process. Keywords: education, multiculturalism, cultural diversity.