(In)disciplina escolar – um novo olhar: experiência de formação continuada através da pesquisa-ação

Abstract

Facing situations usually identified as school (in)discipline requires a change in teaching conceptions and practices. For this purpose, cooperative actions, reflections and sometimes replanning can guarantee a better context for the school to fulfill its essential purposes. Thus, this study aimed to investigate changes in conceptions and practices of educators and school managers about school (in)discipline during the course of Continuing Education, developed through action research mode, whose essence is reflection cooperative. The actions happened at the Municipal Elementary School Attílio Tosin, located in Garibaldi city, Rio Grande do Sul. The school's faculty was divided into three working groups, as well as met every two weeks under the guidance of the research coordinator. Records in reserach diary, associated with statements/interviews, contributed to continue the process under theoretical references as Ives La Taille, Hanna Arendt, Celso Vasconcellos, Maria Luiza Xavier and Joe Garcia. The diversity of conceptions and practices of teachers is evident in their speeches during meetings and/or interviews. At first, most of them related (in)discipline to inappropriate student behavior in relation to school standards and rules, while they recognize that standards and rules are no or not enough or democratically discussed to be fully respected by students and teachers. The research assumes that, according to the development of the training process, the complaining diminishes. Readings and discussions point to the need for a new look on education. Although some teachers remain resistant to changes, most assume that every teacher has responsibility for solving conflict situations, avoiding identify external causes and solutions to the classroom. The teachers evaluated the experience as highly significant by issuing favorable position to continue this type of training. We conclude that the identified theoretical and practical difficulties, related to teachers or school management team, can be gradually resolved if the school (and the Municipal School Network) create spaces for studies and group discussions, or, in other words, continuing education spaces.