Formação inicial e continuada de professores num núcleo de pesquisa em ensino de ciências

Abstract

The development of this work fall within the ambit of a Unit of Research in Science’s Teaching and, had as central objective to analyze the movement of ideas of the group formed by formative teachers, teachers of the Basic Teaching, graduation students and master’s degree students. Four encounters were analyzed, in which the participant’s expectations, scientific concepts and the possibility of working with projects were discussed. The data were analyzed based on categories which were created starting from the readings of the transcriptions registered in VHS. The analysis evidenced the Basic Teaching’s teacher’s interest/necessity of approach the University, the difficulties of understanding chemical concepts and the need of more experienced partners’ help in the elaboration of work proposals to the schools. In spite of those problems, the teachers elaborated and executed projects, what leads to the conclusion that the continuous formation is an indispensable process and it should constantly be promoted.