FROM UNIVERSITY TO COUNTRYSIDE: Pedagogical Practice of Graduates from the Languages Area of LEdoC/UnB and their Contributions to the Transformation of Countryside Education
Rural Education; Knowledge Area-based Training; Language, Arts and Literature; Pedagogical Praxis
This research investigates the contributions of knowledge area-based training and its implications for the praxis of graduates from the Languages, Arts and Literature area of the Rural Education Teaching Degree (LEdoC) at UnB Planaltina Faculty. The research is justified by the growing political instability and agribusiness expansion in Brazil, making it essential to strengthen educator training to ensure quality education and promote social transformation in rural communities. The study employs a qualitative approach grounded in Historical-Dialectical Materialism, with an exploratory and descriptive character. The methodology included systematic literature review and case study, using semi-structured interviews with students and graduates, document analysis, and data treatment through Bardin's content analysis methodology. The results demonstrate that LEdoC functions as a transformative public policy, democratizing access to higher education for historically excluded populations. The training in Languages, Arts and Literature stands out for its counter-hegemonic perspective, interdisciplinarity, and articulation between academic knowledge and community experiences through Pedagogy of Alternation. Graduates engage as "community managers," integrating local knowledge. However, they face challenges such as rigidity of school systems, resistance to interdisciplinarity, and prejudice associated with the diploma. Through the information gathering throughout the research and data analysis, it was possible to conclude that LEdoC is a "watershed," providing training that transcends the technical and promotes self-awareness among rural subjects. The work consolidates LEdoC as a model of emancipatory and contextualized education, reinforcing the importance of articulation between university, social movements, and public policies for an education that values the knowledge of rural peoples.