INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AND PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATION IN TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Abstract
This article analyzes how institutional conditions, pedagogical coordination, and continuing education initiatives influence teachers’ professional development in elementary education. It presents an empirical study conducted in a municipal public school, based on a mixed methodological approach of an exploratory-descriptive nature, combining structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with teachers. The results indicate that teachers’ professional development is strongly conditioned by organizational factors, such as the existence of collective spaces for reflection, support from pedagogical coordination, and the articulation between continuing education and everyday pedagogical practices. The findings highlight the central role of pedagogical coordination as a mediator of professional learning, enhancing the effectiveness of reflective practice when supported by favorable institutional conditions. It is concluded that teachers’ professional development should be understood as an organizationally mediated process, dependent not only on individual engagement but also on institutional policies and practices that value school-based professional learning.
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