TEACHER´S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S BEGINNER TEACHERS IN ABSENCE OF WELFARE SITUATION
Professional development. Beginner teaches. Absence of teacher welfare.
The research aimed to understand how the professional development of the Elementary Schools’ beginner teacher occurs in absence of welfare situation. From the qualitative research, with autobiographic approach and the life’s histories method, the research was developed with four beginner teachers by early childhood education and early years of fundamental school from ItapetingaCity, in Bahia. It was used as a source of data production tools as questionnaire and narrative interview. The data was analysed by the content analysis technic. To reach the targets we chose to discuss the research corpus in one first section called Knowing the participants – Their previews professional track and perspective in the entrance of teaching career in which the participants are introduced. Then, there are two categories: 1) Dilemmas at the beginning of teaching, in which we noticed dilemmas like: negative feelings in the beginning, difficulties with the student’s learning, shock, anxiety, fear of violence, loneliness and abandonment; 2) Socialization and learnings, revealing that in the teaching way of these beginner teachers, the professional socialization is considered ever so important, because it is a promoter of learnings. However, it was evident that the beginner teachers experienced moments of welfare absence and in the midst of it they are developing professionally; even without teaching experiences they search to build their identities, based on their life’s histories, in their past personal experiences and in the daily present, and that the professional initiation is like a place of formation and dialog. Lastly, we consider that there is a lack of attention to these teachers and also public politics that assists, assure and guide them in the warranty of professional welfare.