Necessidades formativas e formação de competências: desafios na profissionalização docente para a melhoria da educação básica

Abstract

This article presents initial reflections as a result of the research on Training Needs and Skills Development in the PARFOR / UFMA First Degree (Licenciate) Courses: challenges for the development of innovative pedagogical practices in the public schools of Maranhão. In this study, scientific and technological innovations were taken as the axis of analysis based on the understanding that science and technology have not only played a significant role in increasing the production of material goods, but also made great contributions to the development of the productive forces over the centuries. The aim of this study is to analyze the training needs and competencies development in 1st degree (licenciate) courses of the PARFOR Program at UFMA, seeking to add to the development of innovative pedagogical practices in public schools, as well as to the improvement of basic education in the State of Maranhão. It is concluded that it is the changes produced in the production of material goods in each historical moment and in each geographical space that define and impose new training needs, requiring new professional profiles according to the requirements of each period and place.