Estudo sobre os egressos do curso de formação de professores do Instituto de Educação do Ceará

Abstract

This work is a study concerning the absorption into the work market of teachers trained in the Institute of Education of Ceara (IEC). The work market consists of the schools of the city of Fortaleza. The study began by tracing the history of Training Schools in Brazil from their origins to their present day form. Teaching legislation was analyzed taking special cognizance of the last two laws concerning the Foundations and Directives of National Education, viz, Laws nº 4 024/61 and nº 5 692/71. The role of the IEC deserves special mention for being a pioneer in the formation of teachers for this type of teaching, as well as for its present day influence on these. The IEC anually produces aproximately 343 new professional teachers, of which, according to this research project, only 45% are absorbed by the school network; 34% are engaged in other forms of activity, and the remaining 21% are unemployed. A questionaire was circulated among 312 ex-students of the IEC and Directors of Teaching Establishments were also interviewed. The questionaire tried to discover what these ex-students had hoped for prior to their entrance into the IEC as well as after completing the course. An effort was made to analyze the manner in which they saw their formation in relation to their later profissional work. An effort was made to discover also how private schools accepted the formation of these teachers. Analyzing the result, the following conclusions were arrived concerning the former students of the IEC: 1) The total lack of plans to absorb recently trained teachers into the school network, especially at the lower grades. 2) More lucrative work offers have taken teachers away from the profission for which they were trained. 3) The market for teachers is at the moment saturated. 4) Training College is a valid option for those inclined to follow a teaching career. 5) The profissional preparation received in a training college is satisfactory, and improving each year. 6) Private schools are satisfied with teachers trained in the IEC.