Training of early childhood teachers and the conception of democratic education: the Pró-Saber experience

• Autor(a) principal: Gewerc, Monique
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Pro-Posições (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/proposic/article/view/8658068
• topic: Early childhood education; Teacher training; Pró-Saber; democratic Conception of education.; Educação infantil; Formação de professores; Pró-Saber; Concepção democrática de educação.

This article investigates the experience of the Curso Normal Superior (Higher Normal Course) of the Instituto Superior de Educação Pró-Saber, located in Rio de Janeiro. The objective was to analyze a proposal for early childhood teachers’ training which is based on Paulo Freire’s democratic conception of education and has as guiding principles the in-service and cultural training. This is a case study, which used observation, interview and questionnaire as methodological tools and sought the support of authors who develop studies in the area. The data showed that a training that prioritizes the process of authorship, the collective construction of knowledge and the opportunity to access different cultural expressions in a reflective perspective contributes to teachers to take ownership of their own practice and to feel safer, valued and committed to education as a broader political project.