Teacher professional development in dialogue with Historical-Cultural theory
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https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644493046Keywords:
Historical-Cultural theory, Teacher professional development, Social relationsAbstract
This study aims to present a possible dialogue between Historical-Cultural Theory and teacher professional development. The professional development of teachers is understood as a process that occurs within teaching practice itself, in a continuous movement marked by reflection on practice. Qualitative in nature, the study analyzes, through the lens of Historical-Cultural Theory, the narrative of a teacher who participated in a research project on professional development, duly approved by the Ethics Committee. Data were collected through interviews and oral and written narratives, seeking to answer whether it is possible to draw a parallel between professional development and human development. The results indicate that teacher professional development occurs throughout a career by means of the social relationships enabled by the school environment. Such development occurs in a dialectical movement, based on the life experiences of each individual who sets out to teach, just as humanity develops continuously from social relationships. This reinforces the importance of exchanges and mediation in the continuing education of educators.
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