Formação continuada de professores em Campo Maior-PI: desafios e possibilidades no campo da educação infantil

Abstract

Continuing teacher training is an extremely important component that contributes to the improvement of pedagogical practice. Understanding the needs and possibilities of continuing education is crucial to strengthening this teaching practice. This study aims to analyze the challenges and possibilities of continuing education for Early Childhood Education teachers in the city of Campo Maior. In order to achieve the proposed objective, three specific objectives were chosen: to characterize the continuing education of Early Childhood Education teachers in the city of Campo Maior-PI; to identify the articulations between the training proposal of the Municipal Department of Education and the training needs of teachers; and to understand how continuing education for teachers in the city of Campo Maior-PI impacts on the professional development of teachers. The methodology used in the research adopts a qualitative approach of a descriptive nature and refers to a bibliographic and field research. The research was carried out with four teachers from two schools in the city. The instrument used for data collection was a narrative interview, and the technique adopted for the interpretation of the collected data was content analysis. The theoretical framework adopted was the contributions of Nóvoa (2002), García (1999), Figueiredo (2022), Lima (2008), Silva and Gonçalves (2020), Richardson (2012), Galindo (2011), Chizotti (2000), among others. The research found that continuing education enables a significant impact by providing a space for the exchange of knowledge through training meetings, allowing professionals to expand their knowledge, share strategies and methodologies that can be applied in the classroom, and reflect on their pedagogical practices. It was also possible to learn about the challenges and possibilities presented by the teachers interviewed regarding continuing education for teachers in the municipality of Campo Maior.