História de formação e profissionalização docente – caminhos para a emancipação

Abstract

The present text is conceived as a descriptive memorandum collecting historical facts from my professional training, accumulated experiences in teaching, academic productions and also facts from my personal life. The document is entitled “History of Teacher Education and Professionalization – Paths to Emancipation". It is a partial requirement for the promotion from the class of Associate Professor IV to the class of Full Professor of Higher Education Teaching Career at the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU). The general objective was to analyze and describe the process of developing education and professional teaching practice in a movement of critical reflection. The specific objectives are: a careful recollection of the training path in basic education, and from undergraduate education to post-graduation; raise the main work and professional experiences in teaching practice, from basic education to higher education; critically reflect on investigative experiences in the development of research projects; list and selectively comment on the most important publications throughout the teaching career; and list and reflect on extension activities as experiences of the teaching profession. The methodology used was qualitative research, with explanation of some quantitative and temporal data and the use of bibliographical and documental research. The main authors called for dialogue are: Dourado (2016, 2019); Dussel (2002); Freire (1974, 1999, 2000); Freitas (2007, 2020); Laval (2019); Libâneo (1999, 2008, 2018, 2022); Marx (1998, 2011); Rios (2010); Saviani (2000, 2001, 2005, 2008); and Severino (1998, 2001), among others. In addition, documents and evidence of the facts were sought, e.g. photographs, certificates, publications, etc. Thus texts (books and articles), documents (certificates, diplomas...), photographs and existing “memories” were used. In the reports and memoirs, an attempt was made to enter into a dialogue with the authors to reflect, express opinions and to express feelings, in a mixture of science and subjectivity. The results presented show a long path of education and professional experiences that are still in progress.