CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAULO FREIRE’S PEDAGOGY TO TEACHER EDUCATION AND TEACHING PRACTICE
Abstract
This article discusses the effective contributions of Paulo Freire’s pedagogy to teacher education and professional practice, based on the author’s theoretical conceptions and on research conducted with teachers from the basic education system. It sought to identify how Freirean pedagogy is present in the initial and continuing education of the teachers surveyed and which concrete implications can be observed in their educational practice. The methodology is based on qualitative research concepts, using report analysis as the data collection instrument. The findings, based on empirical data, revealed that Paulo Freire’s ideas are articulated with teaching practice in various ways and that teachers perceive them as a distinctive element in their daily professional activities—whether from the perspective of the author’s critique of the “banking” concept of education or in the defense of principles oriented toward a liberating education grounded in ethical commitment, the emancipation of subjects, and social transformation.
Author Biographies
Graduated in Philosophy from the State University of Ceará (1991); holds a Master’s degree in Education from the Federal University of Ceará (1995); PhD in Education from the State University of Campinas (2001); Associate Professor in the Pedagogy Program at the School of Education of the State University of Ceará; Member of the Research Group on Ethics, Education, and Human Development, registered with CNPq.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Ceará (1983); a Master's degree in Education from the Federal University of Ceará (1990); and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the same university. He completed his postdoctoral internship at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales under the supervision of Michael Lövy, with a CNPq scholarship in Paris. He is a full professor at the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Ceará, working in both undergraduate and graduate programs (Master’s and Ph.D. in Education) in the areas of Curriculum and Teaching, and History and Memory of Education. He served as the elected director of the Faculty of Education at UFC for two terms between 2003 and 2011. He coordinates the research project entitled Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Public Policies for Teacher Education in Brazil. He is also a professor-researcher in the Collaboration Agreement between the Master’s Program in Ibero-American Anthropology at the University of Salamanca (MAI), the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), and the Intercampus Academic Master’s Program Fafidam/Feclesc (MAIE) at UECE.
I hold the following academic qualifications: a Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy, Portuguese Language, and Libras (Brazilian Sign Language); a specialization in Institutional and Clinical Psychopedagogy; in Languages, their Technologies and the World of Work; and in Brazilian Sign Language; a Master's and a Ph.D. in Education; and a postdoctoral degree in Education. I am an Adjunct Professor in the Pedagogy Program at the State University of Ceará (UECE), affiliated with the Center for Education, Science and Technology of the Inhamuns Region (CECITEC). In addition to teaching, research, and extension activities, I currently serve as Vice-Coordinator of the Program, a member of the Structuring Teaching Nucleus (NDE), and a member of the Center Council of CECITEC. I am also a professor in the following graduate programs: the Graduate Program in History, Culture and Spatialities (PPHCE) at UECE, working in the Research Line Power, Institutions and Memories; and the Professional Master’s Program in Inclusive Education in a National Network (PROFEI), at the Paracuru campus of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará (IFCE). I am the leader of the Research Group Ethics, Education and Human Formation, certified by CNPq and affiliated with the Center for Education (CED) at UECE; and a collaborating researcher in the following CNPq-certified research groups: Oralities, Culture and Society Research Group (UECE) and the (Auto)biographical Studies and Research Group in Teacher Education, Intersectionality and Curriculum, at the Federal University of Cariri (UFCA). My areas and topics of interest and expertise include: education; history of education; teacher education; teaching knowledge and practices; Portuguese language teaching; literacy and literacies; and gender and diversity.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy from the Federal University of Ceará (1996) and a Master's degree in Education from the Federal University of Ceará (2000). He is currently an Assistant Professor at the State University of Ceará. He has experience in the field of Education, with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education and Special Education, working mainly on the following topics: children's teaching and learning, teacher education, metacognition, and inclusive education.
Holds a degree in Human Resources Management (Technologist Program) from Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará (2010) and completed secondary education at Governador Adauto Bezerra High School (1995). Currently, works as an academic monitor at the State University of Ceará. Has experience in the field of Education.
Undergraduate student in Pedagogy at the Center of Education of the State University of Ceará (CED/UECE), with basic education completed at Colégio Maria Ester 2, in Fortaleza-CE, where he finished high school. Has experience in undergraduate research and academic monitoring, with participation in scientific events, presentation of papers, and academic production at the undergraduate level. Currently works as a higher education intern at the Corporate University of Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (UCBNB), with experience in the business area, supporting the analysis of corporate processes and developing complementary training in organizational ethics, institutional policies, and management.
Undergraduate student in Pedagogy at the Center of Education of the State University of Ceará (CED/UECE).
Teacher with complementary training in the areas of literacy, school management, and special education. Demonstrates a high level of commitment to teaching practice, guiding his work by respect, ethics, and the recognition of education as an agent of social transformation. Continuously dedicates himself to professional development and to the implementation of inclusive and effective pedagogical practices aligned with contemporary educational demands.
Holds a Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy from the State University of Ceará (UECE).
Undergraduate student in Pedagogy at the Center of Education of the State University of Ceará (CED/UECE).
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