From traditional to contemporary: social representations of the teacher built by students

• Autor(a) principal: Vale, Silvia Fernandes do
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Maciel, Regina Heloisa, Rodrigues, Sônia Wan Der Maas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Roteiro (Joaçaba. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unoesc.edu.br/roteiro/article/view/16423
• topic: Representação social; Aluno; Professor; Profissional desejado; Desafios da profissão; Representación social; Estudiante; Profesional deseado; Desafíos de la profesión; Social representation; Student; Teacher; Desired professional; Profession challenges

This research aimed to characterize the social representations that primary education students build and develop about the teachers. 75 students od public schools of Mossoró (RN, Brazil) of both sexes, with ages between 9 and 15 years-old were part of this study. The theoretical support used was Serge Moscovicci’s social representation theory. The Drawing-Story with a Theme Technique was used to collect the data. Initially a detailed analysis of the drawings and themes was carried out. Afterwards, the written productions were analyzed through content analysis. The findings indicate that the image of the teacher was associated to three different categories: a traditional teacher, rooted in firm stands, as the owner of knowledge who demands an obedient and silent classroom; a second one that represents the teacher as professionals who are up-to-date, who use different learning strategies that go beyond the classroom; and the third expresses the challenges faced by the teachers, showing a teacher who fights for better working conditions. These associations are the result of both the students’ experiences and the information and representations disseminated in the groups they belong to.