Maria Cristina Lima Paniago Lopes

FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DE PROFESSORES INDÍGENAS E NÃO INDÍGENAS MEDIADA POR UMA REDE SOCIAL NA INTERNET: UMA PERSPECTIVA INTERCULTURAL

This research aims to analyze continuous training of teachers indigenous and non-indigenous, mediated by a social network on Ning called Internet under an intercultural perspective. This social network has come up as a virtual community as they have been established emotional ties, webs of connections and relationships between its participants. This is a qualitative research and collaborative in the sense that the experiences of researchers and teachers are valued and shared within a social context. The results show that participants in the group continuing of education, despite their difficulties using the technology itself and with little technological infrastructure, they see these virtual spaces as a possibility for new discoveries, creations and knowledge production, not forsaking the customs, traditions and their own culture.