THE CURRICULUM AND THE HIGH SCHOOL REFORM: SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY AND THE TEXTBOOK IN FOCUS

Abstract

This article aims to discuss recent changes in the reference curriculum in Brazil, following the approval of the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) and Law No. 13,415/2017, which restructured the High School segment. Succinctly presented are the transformations that have occurred in the curricular structure through the Geography component, considering how this disciplinary field was integrated within the National Curriculum Parameters (PCN) and its current state within the BNCC. Also discussed is the High School reform and its impacts on the Brazilian educational system, emphasizing its proposal to reduce the workload and content of subjects. To achieve this, studies indicating changes in School Geography under the so-called 'New High School' will be referenced, along with the consequences of this curricular proposal on the conception and production of Geography textbooks.