The institutionalization of the degree in Social Sciences at the University of Brasília since the 2000s.
Sociology teaching; History of Sociology Teaching; Teacher training; University of Brasília; Institutionalization
This dissertation investigates the process of institutionalization of the Social Sciences teaching degree at the University of Brasília (UnB) since the 2000s, focusing on the regulation of teacher training and its institutional implications. The research is grounded in Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory and conceptualizes the degree program as a space of institutional negotiation situated at the intersection of the fields of sociology and education. The objective of this study is to examine how national regulations—including the resolutions of the National Education Council (2001, 2002, 2015) and Law No. 11,684/2008—have shaped the curricular structure and organization of teacher education, particularly with regard to supervised internships, as well as the processes of articulation between teaching degrees and bachelor’s degrees. The methodology combines documentary analysis of the Archives of the Department of Sociology at the University of Brasília with ten semi-structured interviews conducted with faculty members, student representatives, and technical-administrative staff who played relevant roles in the management of the program. The findings suggest that the incorporation of national guidelines occurred through institutionally mediated arrangements, in which normative prescriptions are combined with the scope for action of the agents involved. The main contribution of this study is to provide a historical-institutional framework for the Social Sciences teaching degree at UnB, highlighting the processes of negotiation and institutionalization that accompany the professionalization of Sociology teaching in Brazil.