Os cursos de licenciatura em matemática das universidades em Belém do Pará: da criação à consolidação

Abstract

This research aims historically contribute to the course of degree in mathematics from universities in Belem. The purpose of this is to describe the processes that led to the creation of degree courses in Mathematics, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), State University Pará (UEPA) and University of Amazonia (UNAMA) and the changes in their curriculum structures. For the development of research, we adopt the historical research as a methodological theoretical basis using taxonomic criteria and historical field Aróstegui (2006) and Barros (2005). Furthermore, written sources were analyzed, located in the archives of these educational institutions, theses, dissertations and papers that were related to the topic discussed. To reach our goal, it was necessary to go through the history of the teaching of mathematics and the first mathematics courses in Brazil, since the changes in the first degree and Brazilian society reflected in the surveyed institutions and courses in their curriculum structures. Considering the multiplicity of possible interpretations and investigator bias in responses sought, through the documents decided to consider as proposed questions, tried to compose a first story that presents the three courses together. Furthermore, this research is justified given the social, historical construction and preservation of the Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics for the metropolitan area of Belém. As result of this study, we consider the curricular changes in the courses studied in Bethlehem, were due to taxes government through educational legislation and positions taken by the institutions in relation to society of Pará. Still, none of the courses would distanced from their origins, each contributing in its own way to the development of mathematics education and teacher education in the state and the Amazon Region