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- Envolvendo-me na natureza posso brincar, aprender e crescer?: um estudo sobre a importância do espaço exterior no jardim de infânciaPublication . Espadilha, Sara; Friães, RitaNuma época em que se tem vindo a assistir a uma tendência de substituição do tempo de exploração e de contacto das crianças com o ambiente natural, pela sua permanência em espaços condicionados e controlados, são várias as vozes e os estudos que têm vindo a alertar para a urgência de se inverter esta situação, colocando enfâse na importância do brincar no exterior para o desenvolvimento integral da criança. Apesar de as Orientações Curriculares para a Educação Pré-Escolar considerarem que o espaço exterior é um prolongamento da sala, este continua a ser negligenciado, sendo pouco reconhecido o seu potencial. Neste texto apresentamos um estudo sobre a utilização dos espaços exteriores numa organização educativa, por um grupo de vinte e duas crianças em idade pré-escolar. A investigação, realizada ao longo de quatro meses, no decurso da Prática Profissional Supervisionada (PPS) do Mestrado em Educação Pré-Escolar, assentou numa abordagem qualitativa e seguiu as diretrizes de um estudo de caso. A partir da realização de um conjunto de observações naturalistas e sistemáticas e de conversas informais/diálogos com as crianças, procurou-se compreender quais os contributos das interações deste grupo com e nesses espaços, para o seu desenvolvimento. Os resultados permitiram evidenciar que os benefícios decorrentes do contacto e exploração com o espaço exterior se centram no desenvolvimento e aquisição de diferentes competências - a nível motor, cognitivo e social. Possibilitou ainda, um conhecimento mais aprofundado sobre as culturas lúdicas deste grupo.
- The role of practicum for early childhood teacher education: the perspectives of student teachersPublication . Craveiro, Clara; Silva, Brigite; Friães, Rita; Parente, Cristina; Lino, DalilaIn the last decade with the reforms required by the Bologna process the role of practicum in pre-service teacher education has been emphasized, making it a central component of European curricula. It has been observed over the years that this dimension has been mainly approached in terms of organization and supervision processes, and cannot be found many studies that focus effectively on what it represents for the actors and it contributions for professional development. This study aims to understand the practicum at pre-service early childhood teacher education. The objectives of the study are: (i) to identify the role of the practicum for professional learning and development of early childhood teachers; (ii) to know the difficulties and critical factors experienced by student teachers at practicum. The methodology used is the mix-method research and data was collected through online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The participants are early childhood teachers that have graduated in the last three years from different Portuguese Higher Education Institutions. The qualitative data was analyzed through content analyze with the use of NVIVO 11 and SPSS 22 was used to analyze the quantitative data. To ensure confidentiality no information is disclosed without participant’s consent and the interviews were transcribed and sent to the participants for a final revision. The results confirm the centrality of practicum for early childhood teachers’ professional development. The construction of professional knowledge emerges as one of the main contribution of practicum. Another contribution is the student teachers’ awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses in terms of theoretical and practical knowledge. The data also show that the relationships with the educational context and with the different practicum actors (supervisors, cooperating teachers) has a supportive role for student teachers’ success. The study point out several difficulties experienced by the student teachers, namely: lack of time to respond to all the academic tasks; the interconnection theory practice; the development of reflection and research skills.keywords: practicum, early childhood teacher education, professional development.
- Practical learning and professional development of preschool teachers: the role of practicumPublication . Lino, Dalila; Friães, Rita; Parente, Cristina; Vieira, Fátima; Craveiro, Clara; Silva, BrigiteNowadays is recognized that practicum has a key role in the initial education of teachers and preschool teachers, being considered as a fundamental axis for the professional development of these professionals. It is acknowledged that this period of supervised, reflected and experiential learning acts as a wedge between the academic and theoretical training and the one that occurs in practice contexts, being practicum pointed out by research as a crucial space and time to promote the preschool teachers’ awareness of the profession and the acquisition of human skills and qualities of practical thinking and professional knowledge. This study is part of a research project that aims to understand the role of practicum for preschool and 1st and 2nd cycle of basic education teachers.