Os pedagogos técnicos administrativos em educação da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (1996 a 2023): formação e profissionalidade em construção

Abstract

This thesis analyzes issues related to higher education and the performance of the pedagogue in the position of Technical-Administrative in Education (TAE). The study is linked to the Research Group "Laboratory of Policies and Education Management Analysis" (LAPGE), and the State Line of Policies and Education Management of the postgraduate Program in Education (PPGED/UFU). The general objective of the research is to understand the process of TAEs pedagogues professionalism working at the Federal University of Uberlândia (1996-2023). The specific objectives are: to introduce the historical-social and political construction, through public policies, of the Pedagogy Course as well as of the professional pedagogue in Brazil; to construct a literature review through the research and analysis of scientific articles, dissertations and theses that debate about the TAE pedagogue who works in Federal Universities; discuss the characterization of the Career Plan for Technical-Administrative Staff in Education (PCCTAE) and its impact on the position of TAE pedagogue and to analyze the categories that involve the TAEs pedagogues professionalism in their performance in Federal Universities, in the case of UFU. The research adopts the concept of professionalism as a social and historical phenomenon that influences the practices of the pedagogue in institutional spaces. The theoretical reference is based on authors such as Brzezinski (2011), Cruz (2008), Pimenta (1996, 2002, 2004, 2022), Libâneo (2001, 2008, 2010, 2022), Saviani (2008, 2013), Oliveira (2009, 2016, 2019, 2022), Dubar (2005, 2012), Roldão (2005), Severo (2015, 2022), Laval (2021), Freitas (2020), Borges (2023, 2024). The research is characterized as a qualitative research developed through a case study with the TAEs pedagogues from UFU, guided by the critical approach, using the analysis of the pertinent legislation/documents, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews as tools for obtaining data and processing them through the data triangulation and content analysis technique with the support of the IRaMuTeQ software. The results of this investigation indicate that the TAE pedagogue professionalism in activity at UFU is in the process of construction, since it is affected by several historical and social conditions that are directly linked to the training base of this professional, absence of specific regulation on the position attributions and the relationships established within the university.