Professional choice early education teachers’ views

Authors

  • Ive Carina Rodrigues Lima Brasil Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal
  • Afonso Celso Tanus Galvão Professor e Diretor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/198464442530

Keywords:

Early Education, professional choice, teacher’s education.

Abstract

This qualitative and exploratory research aimed at investigating the underlying reasons for the professional choice of teachers who work with early education. 17 teachers (7 from public schools and 10 from private schools) were interviewed in depth in a semi-structured manner. Questions concerned the reasons that guided participants’ professional choice. According to the results, the main reasons for choosing to work with children were associated with love for children, family influence, opportunity, idealism, enchantment and special talent to work with children. Some of the interviewees’ had working with children as a professional option consciously made, whether others were merely taken by the circumstances. Stereotyped views of the profession (feminine profession) are also addressed.

Author Biographies

Ive Carina Rodrigues Lima Brasil, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal

DOUTORANDA EM EDUCAÇÃO PELA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA

Afonso Celso Tanus Galvão, Professor e Diretor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB)

Professor e Diretor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Seus interesses de pesquisa incluem a expertise do professor e emoção e cognição em contextos escolares. É membro do grupo de pesquisa intitulado: "Desenvolvimento de expertise em diferentes contextos" e do PROCAD "Formação Psicossocial do Professor".

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Published

2012-05-09

How to Cite

Brasil, I. C. R. L., & Galvão, A. C. T. (2012). Professional choice early education teachers’ views. Education, 37(2), 321–336. https://doi.org/10.5902/198464442530

Issue

educação, v. 37, n. 2, maio/ago. 2012

Section

Continuous Demand

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