Teachers’ posture and learning cycles in São Paulo

Authors

  • Isabela Bilecki da Cunha Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/jpe.v3i5.17348

Keywords:

Ciclos, trabalho docente, educação pública, ensino fundamental, políticas públicas.

Abstract

According to recent studies on the performance of learning cycles with age promotion in Brazil, the present research carried out a case study in a school of Sao Paulo municipal public system during the 2006 academic year. This research aimed to reveal the teacher’s posture through the observation of their practices and by the dialogue with teachers about their work on learning cycles. The field work included participant observation, documental analysis and performance of semistructured interviews with seven teachers of ensino fundamental I (elementary level). It was verified that, in spite of refusing official proposal, teachers have reconstructed practices as a way to adapt old teaching concepts to the new created structure. These changes intended to provide teacher with tools for dealing with students on difficulty which have being included in school by the implementation of learning cycles. Theanalysis reveals that the teachers’ working conditions do not satisfy important demands as teachers’ education, school community participation, articulation of collective work and the creation of supportive tools for the students in the elementary level.

How to Cite

Cunha, I. B. da. (2009). Teachers’ posture and learning cycles in São Paulo. Jornal De Políticas Educacionais, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.5380/jpe.v3i5.17348

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