MAFROEDUC OLÙKỌ́ AND AFROCENTRATED TEACHING TRAINING

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Abstract

This study analyzes MAfroEduc Olùkọ́, an institutionalized research group linked to the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), as a space for Afro-centered teacher training MAfroEduc Olùkọ́, an institutionalized research group linked to the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), as a training space Afrocentric teacher, expanding the repertoire of teaching views that are discussed in the classroom. It approaches teaching (re)learning practices, such as the Ubuntu workshops (NOGUEIRA, 2011) permeated by Freire's dialogicity and love. It analyzes the performance of MAfroEduc Olùkọ́ and its contributions to Afro-centered teacher training through qualitative bibliographic research and the use of testimonies of group members collected through an electronic form, emphasizing the importance of MAfroEduc Olùkọ́ in the construction of AfroDocência. We found that the practice, meetings, studies and research carried out by the group are aligned with the notion of Afrocentricity (ASANTE, 2009; 2016) and Freirean amorosity (FREIRE, 1992; 1996), contributes to the production of a counter-hegemonic and anti-colonial that opposes the models of monocultural training in force in Brazilian academies.