Research in the development of teacher professionality among early-years elementary teachers in public schools of the Federal District
Research. Development of teacher professionality. Early years of elementary education. Public school.
This doctoral project in education addresses Research in the development of teacher professionality among early-years elementary teachers in public schools of the Federal District. It starts from the assumption that research, understood as a philosophical investigative practice, constitutes a structuring axis of teacher education and work, enabling the elevation of critical consciousness and the transformation of school reality. The central problem is: How does research, as a philosophical investigative practice, contribute to the development of teacher professionality among early-years elementary teachers in public schools of the Federal District? The objective is to unveil the meanings of research held by early-years elementary teachers in public schools of the Federal District, unfolding into an understanding of the mediations between research and teaching practice. The methodological approach adopts Historical-Dialectical Materialism, combined with Critical Discourse Analysis, which will make it possible to apprehend reality in its totality and movement and to examine how teachers’ discourses express and shape their own work. The methodology involves bibliographic and documentary research, participant observation, the administration of questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews with teachers from the Federal District Department of Education. The theoretical foundation draws on the assumptions of Aranha (2006), Freire and Horton (2011), Manacorda (2022), Marx (2013), Saviani (2002, 2021), among others. The expected outcome is to show how embedding research in everyday school life fosters the development of teacher professionality, enhances teachers’ practice, and consolidates the public school as a space for formation, knowledge production, and social transformation