Opinião dos professores sobre o valor e o impacto da formação continuada na sua prática profissional

Abstract

The present study aimed to know the opinion of teachers about the value and impact of continuing education in their professional practice and, in addition, to verify how teachers evaluate the training offered by the Municipal Education Department in the city of Manaus. The research was developed based on the quantiqualitative approach, based on the aspects highlighted by Lira (2014) and Triviños (2017). The subjects of the research were 30 teachers and 02 managers of the initial years of Elementary Education of six municipal schools in the city of Manaus. We used mixed questionnaires with open and closed questions and interviews as an instrument. The body of work takes a brief history of continuing education in Brazil and addresses the policies of continuing education in recent decades. The purpose of the research is due to the fact that it is essential for the teacher to have a higher professional qualification, because new demands are placed on him. So he needs to stay wellinformed and up-to-date to meet the daily challenges in the classroom. Results show that most of the teachers participate in the continuing training, hoping to acquire an update and deepening of theoretical knowledge, improvement of their practice and the development of a more reflective know-how. It is well known that there is still a lot to think about and do, but it is believed that the exchange of experiences and everything that has already been done in the area of continuing education will contribute to improving the quality of teaching and, consequently, to a meaningful education for our students.

Date of Award	2017
Original language	Portuguese
Supervisor	Leonardo Manuel das Neves Rocha (Supervisor) & Maria Neves Leal Gonçalves (Supervisor)