Apontamentos sobre a profissão professor: novos paradigmas acerca do processo de formação docente

Abstract

This article, result of a research developed in the program of "Mestrado em Educação" (PPGED) in the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), has as the central question the following one: What are the new paradigms of the formation and professionalization of the Júnior High School teachers? This way, the general objective of this study is to understand the new paradigms of the formation and professionalization of the Junior High School teachers. It is a bibliographical research which is based in authors as Perrenoud (1992), Nóvoa (1992, 1995), Schon (1992, 2000), to name some.The text is organized in a way it highlights the questioning about the current paradigms about the teachers' formation, presenting analyses and theoretical reflections related to the teachers' profession and to the teachers' formation. In the conclusive notes, the fact the teachers' work is a profession that demands a capable professional who dominates both the knowledge of the subject to be taught and the knowledge of accomplishment, aspects that must be considered in the formation of the teacher are outlined.