DO MÖTIRO À SAYAÑA

ETNOGRAFIA MULTILOCAL DE MATEMÁTICAS OUTRAS NOS DOCUMENTOS CURRICULARES DA BOLÍVIA

Authors

  • Marcela Lopes de Santana UNESP
  • Harryson Júnio Lessa Gonçalves Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP)- Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC) - Câmpus de Marília https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5021-6852

Abstract

This article investigates the mathematics present in Bolivia’s curricular documents. It aims to inventory these documents, with emphasis on the regionalized curricula of the Guaraní nation (Santa Cruz de La Sierra) and the Qullana Aymara nation (La Paz), mapping their constitutive discourses and analyzing how they relate to local culture and construct their own knowledge policies. The research adopts a multilocal ethnography to trace discourses, metaphors, and plots in the documents of Community Vocational Primary Education. The theoretical framework dialogues with Critical Anthropology and decolonial studies, enabling an understanding of how these curricula break with Eurocentric models and propose pedagogical perspectives rooted in indigenous knowledge. The results highlight alternative ways of conceiving curriculum and mathematics, guided by Vivir Bien, integrating culture, territory, language, and community production. It concludes that these curricula contribute to decolonial educational practices and the valorization of indigenous epistemologies.

Keywords: Curriculum. Primary Education. Intercultural Education. Decoloniality. Mathematics.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Harryson Júnio Lessa Gonçalves, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP)- Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC) - Câmpus de Marília

Woman, mother, and teacher. PhD in Science Education from the Graduate Program in Science Education at the Faculty of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru Campus; Master’s degree in Teaching and Formative Processes from the Graduate Program at the Institute of Biosciences, Letters, and Exact Sciences, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto Campus; and Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy from UNESP. Holds specializations in Didactic-Pedagogical Processes for Distance Learning Courses from the Virtual University of São Paulo (UNIVESP) and in Elementary Education from FCE. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at UNESP/Faculty of Sciences, Bauru. Leader of the Research Group on Anthropology and Education (GPAE) and member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Curriculum Research (NIPAC), both at UNESP. Pedagogical Coordinator for the Municipality of Paulínia (since 2024) and former Pedagogical Coordinator for the Municipality of São José do Rio Preto (2015–2024). Additionally, at the Municipal Department of Education of São José do Rio Preto, worked as an elementary school teacher, as well as a trainer for teachers and pedagogical coordinators in Mathematics Education (2016), and served as Elementary Education Manager (2017). Her research focuses on the intersections and interspaces of Education (particularly in the fields of Didactics, Curriculum, and Anthropology and/of Education) and Mathematics Education. Her epistemic approach is grounded in Ethnography, Decoloniality, and Narratives. Her research interests include: Interculturality; Pedagogical Coordination; Teacher Training; Curriculum as Everyday Production; and Diversities.

Published

2026-01-16

How to Cite

LOPES DE SANTANA, Marcela; JÚNIO LESSA GONÇALVES, Harryson. DO MÖTIRO À SAYAÑA: ETNOGRAFIA MULTILOCAL DE MATEMÁTICAS OUTRAS NOS DOCUMENTOS CURRICULARES DA BOLÍVIA. Espaço Ameríndio, Porto Alegre, v. 19, n. 3, p. 200–228, 2026. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/149193. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.

Issue

Section

DOSSIÊ