Formation in Psychology and Social Perception of Afro-descendant Students: A Study Between Brazil and Africa
psychology formation; ethnic-racial relations; social perception; social cognition
This research project investigates the psychology formation from a critical perspective of ethnic-racial relations, articulating two complementary studies. The first consists of a documentary analysis of the curricula of Psychology undergraduate programs in Brazilian and Portuguese-speaking African universities, analyzed through the Content Analysis technique, whose results reveal the scarcity of disciplines addressing ethnic-racial relations and local historiography. Based on these findings, the second study aims to understand the social perception of Afro-descendant students regarding their academic training, considering the impacts of these curricular gaps on the production of experiences, identities, and meanings attributed to the course. Grounded in the perspective of Social Cognition as a situated, collective, and inventive process, the study will adopt a qualitative approach, using focus groups and data analysis also guided by the Content Analysis technique. It is expected that this research will contribute to the debate on psychology education by highlighting the effects of the invisibilities of ethnic-racial issues and by offering support for the development of more critical, inclusive, and socially committed curricula.