A docência e o ensino técnico

Abstract

This study aims to identify the social representations of teachers of technical education on being teacher. The method was descriptive and qualitative approach, having as reference the Social Representations Theory. It was used a semi-structured interview for data collection, based on the guiding question: “Tell me about your employment history. How did you become teachers?“. Ten teachers from a private educational institution participated in the survey. Data were analyzed according to the Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo methodology and led to the development of a speech, with the central idea: I never imagined myself teaching. The speech brought to its content, social representation that is anchored in the idea of teaching as a vocation. Thus, this study shows the need for reflection on the importance of attention to the training of technical education in educational institutions of teachers, contributing to the exercise of teaching more aware and less intuitive.