A formação do professor experiente no Projeto OBEDUC e os reflexos em suas práticas a partir das percepções dos professores iniciantes

Abstract

This research is inserted on the Post-Graduate program in Education (PPGEdu) from the Federal University of Mato Grosso, University Campus situated in Rondonópolis (UFMT/CUR), following the research line of Teachers’ formation and Educational public policies. The study aims to analyse how senior teachers and beginner teachers give new meanings to their comprehension about the assistance to the beginner teacher. The assistance was created from the participation, of both, on the continuing education on a collaborative relation between University – School, from the OBEDUC/UFMT/CUR Project. The first years of teaching are full of doubts, anxieties, fears, adjustments, interactions and decisions taking when it comes to the teaching career. Feelings that can be comprehended when the beginner teacher has some support from the senior teacher. In this research, this teacher is the pedagogical coordinator. The guiding questions were: How does the beginner teacher develop the senior’s teacher job on his/her practice, after attending the OBEDUC/UFMT/CUR Project? In which way does the senior teacher notice herself/himself during the process of following the beginner teacher from the education offered by the OBEDUC/UFMT/CUR Project? The approach used was qualitative and the gathering of data came through narrative interview with two beginner teachers and two senior teachers who attented the education offered by the project. The data was analysed following the line: Senior teachers’ and beginner teachers’ perception about the assistance on the pedagogical teaching. The data revealed that although senior teachers have more time on the area, they show difficulties when dealing with the beginners demands. Another point revealed was that the request of senior teachers to guide and assist the beginners was answered positively by OBEDUC, with very good results.