Formação continuada dos professores da educação profissional e tecnológica em base autogestionária

Abstract

Rethinking the structure of teaching formation is relevant, considering the rationale of the use of knowledge that still exists in these formation processes. This study aims to analyze the contributions of the process of self-management to the formation of teachers as a way to integrate Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICTs) into teaching in Vocational Education and Training (VET). The research adopts a quantitative/qualitative approach along with participant observation. The unit of analysis chosen was composed of 15 people who represent 56% of the total amount of teachers of a local VET institution – a state school in the city of Fortaleza (State of Ceará, Brazil). Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire composed of 12 questions (close-ended and open-ended) and a semi-structured interview. The data analysis occurred via Discursive Textual Analysis (Moraes; Galiazzi, 2016). Results suggest that teachers manage their learning through additional courses that they take and the learning produced with their colleagues since teaching formations offered by institutions do not always deal with their real needs. For that reason, this research proposes an educational product, which is a Methodology of Continuing Education for Teachers concerning the integration of DICTs using a meta-curricular self-management platform as support. The experience with the platform was evaluated by 58 people (the research participants and other teachers who used it). After applying a Likert scale questionnaire, results showed that 98.3% consider that the platform encouraged collaboration among teachers in terms of sharing experiences; 84.5% affirmed that they improved their teaching practice by using the platform; 91.4% said that the experience allowed the construction of new perspectives for dealing with digital technologies in their teaching practice; 86.2% declared that the experience with the platform contributed to their self-management process. Therefore, the proposal of a Methodology of Continuing Education for Teachers in a specific software might contribute to the process of self-management by teachers as a way to integrate DICTs into teaching, considering the positive results the experience provided to the participants.