A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DO MUSEU NO PROCESSO FORMATIVO DE CRIANÇAS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O MUSEU ABERTO DE MECIENE-CHONGOENE EM MOÇAMBIQUE

Abstract

This research, developed in the Graduate Program (Master's) in Education at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Três Lagoas Campus (CPTL), and linked to the Public Policy and Teacher Training research line, focuses on the educational function of the Maciene Open Museum. Its general objective is to analyze the contribution of the Maciene Open Museum to children's educational development. Consequently, its specific objectives include identifying the activities carried out at the Museum for children's educational development; explaining the Museum's pedagogical functions in children's educational development; and describing the historical characteristics of the Maciene Open Museum from the perspective of the educational community. It is structured around the question of how the Maciene Open Museum can contribute to children's educational development. Methodologically, the research suggests a qualitative approach, supported by documentary analysis and data collected and organized through interviews with students and teachers participating in training projects linked to the Maciene Open Museum. The research suggests that the Museum plays an important role in education, as well as in the Maciene community, as children learn through the objects and learn to conserve and preserve historical sites. Furthermore, the research indicates that the Museum plays a significant role in the education of individuals living in the community where the Museum is located and in the study of the past and the struggles of this people through the objects.