Altair Alberto Fávero

O ensino da filosofia no Brasil : um mapa das condições atuais

This article results from a research developed in Brazil in the year 2003, in accordance with the request of UNESCO, aiming at outlining the conditions of philosophy teaching in this country, in their variegated levels, with special emphasis in high school. Therefore, the article does not constitute an analytical effort but offers a description in the most detailed way of the diverse conditions of the teaching of philosophy in different Brazilian regions in this moment

A formação de Professores Reflexivos: a docência como objeto de investigação

The continuing education of teachers has become a compulsory subject in our time. There is a consensus among teachers and school leaders regarding the need to “educate the educators”, because the rational knowledge learned in the process of formation of teachers is not sufficient to face the complexity and the diversity of the problems that the teachers’ work demands. It is necessary and urgent, in any area from education, to reflect about the new forms of exercising the skills needed for the professional practice. In regards to teaching, reflecting in and about the practice enables the educator to reconsider their own performance. The focus of this essay is to analyze the continuing education of teachers from the paradigm of the reflective teacher. KEYWORDS: Reflective teacher, Formative process, Educational policies.

Formação e construção da identidade docente a partir da narrativa de histórias de vida

This article aims to understand how life histories and trajectories of professional formation contribute to the construction of the identity of teachers in higher education. The identity of a teacher derives from aspects such as his life history, the meaning he attributes to teaching, his pedagogical practices, and his formation, which is intrinsically linked to his identity and is vital to this personal construction. Initially, a theoretical discussion about aspects of the teacher formation process and the construction of the professional identity is presented, followed by the methodological procedures used to conduct the research and the results. The article sought to answer the following research question: How do university teachers construct their life trajectory and their identity? Participants of this empirical study were teachers of an academic unit of the courses of administration, accounting and economics of a university in RS. The data were obtained using documental research and life history techniques, being the aim of this research qualitative. As a conclusion of the study, we highlight the lack of pedagogical preparation at the beginning of the teaching life, since it was verified that the area studied does not adequately prepare professionals for teaching. In addition, it is emphasized that the influences of family and teachers were decisive in the trajectory and construction of identity, and mark their lives as people and professionals.

O conceito de experiência e a formação para a democracia numa perspectiva Deweyana

The scope of the present essay is to analyze the deweyan concept of experience in the formation process of a democratic society. Therefore we started showing that the educational philosophy developed by John Dewey (1859-1952) settled in a theory of experience structured around purposes, epistemological fundaments and potencial methods to provide the improvement of reasoning skills and critic spirit of students. In our interpretation, such elements are essentials to build a democratic education, because to Dewey, the democracy is not limited in a government regime, but it’s a shared way of life and the society becomes democratic when different social groups are able to exchange experiences with each other in a free and plural mode.

La telaraña de la discapacidad: dispositivo de inclusión en la universidad pública

The aim of this study is to describe the inclusion of students with disabilities in Mexican public universities. The categories studied were: admission, permanence, subject and departure. The study involved analyses of documents and in-depth interviews. As preliminary findings, the study showed that the inclusion device travels toward the trend of adjustment. The challenge remains to consider bringing these students into the job world, especially building a professional identity.