Abstract

ARAUJO, Armando Aroca. A METHODOLOGIC PROPOSAL IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2008, vol.11, n.1, pp.67-76. ISSN 0123-4226.

SUMMARY This paper presents the synthesis of a methodological proposal in ethnomathematics as a result of three years of research, whose primary objective was to develop a plan for teaching geometry to the Arhuacos indians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, taking into account the mathematical thinking which is included in the weaving of their "mochilas" and the relationship with their culture and history. The title of the research work is "A proposal for teaching geometry from a cultural perspective. Case Study: Indigenous Arhuaca Community. Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia". This methodology provides some guidelines to take into account when choosing the literature and the objective of ethnomathematic studies, and a way to determine the social and cultural meanings of such an object (basic inquiry of ethnomathematics). It also shows a way of how such an object could be mathematically analyzed and a general form of transposing didactically these research findings in different cultural contexts. Accordingly, this research is a new alternative for undergraduate and graduate students and researchers who are interested in ethnomathematics.

Keywords : Cultural diversity; mathematics education; ethnomatematics; geometric analysis; traditional figures; Arhuacas knapsacks.

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