O início da carreira profissional de professores de Matemática e Ciências

• Autor(a) principal: Ponte, João Pedro da
• Data de Publicação: 2001
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/4286
• topic: Indução; Conhecimento profissional; Socialização; Ensino da Matemática; Ensino das ciências

The first years in the teaching profession are of utmost importance for the professional knowledge and identiy of the young teacher. This paper characterises the situation and problems lived by young teachers certified by the FCUL. The research methodology follows an interpretative framework based in case studies. The results suggest that there are positive aspects in the way these teachers integrate themselves in the school activities. These aspects may be attributed to (i) the fact that the practicum was very positively considered by all of them, (ii) the formal and informal activities that some schools undertook in order to include these new teachers, (iii) their initial teacher education, and (iv) their participation in research and professional activities. However, the cases also suggest that the education received in the 4th year was not successful in stressing the importance of the interaction of theory and theoretical reflection in teacher’s professional practice. In this study, the beginning teachers showed, in spite of the difficulties, to be enjoying their job. In some cases, they manifest a concern for their professional development and an interest in looking for information that might be relevant for their teaching. Moreover, some are undertaking professional projects for their own development.