O lugar da história local nos livros didáticos: um estudo sobre a abordagem da história local nos livros de História dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental do PNLD 2019

Abstract

In the early years of Elementary School, the teaching of local history (LH) represents an effective strategy for the development of historical thinking, while the textbook is one of the main work materials used in everyday school life. Considering this, this study aimed to analyze how the theme of local history is approached in the editions of History textbooks. Therefore, we analyzed two collections of the discipline of History selected by the National Textbook Program of 2019. In this study, which is of a qualitative nature, the content analysis of (BARDIN, 2002) was used as a method for data collection. The theoretical survey on this theme is based on the assumptions of many scholars such as Melo (2015), Caimi (2010), Fonseca (2003), Choppin (2004) and Bittencourt (2005). From this investigation, it can be seen that the curricular proposals of the Common National Curriculum Base determine the frequency and the way in which LH approaches should appear throughout the volumes of the works. Therefore, we identified that the approach to local history in the textbook is more articulated with the current conceptions about the Teaching of History. We ascertained that the historical contents mobilized in the collections are articulated and provide the study of local history through research. However, we also observe that the works contradict each other and often show the maintenance of traditional teaching models.