Teachers training in the educational web of São Paulo State: between 1983 and 2006: a critical analysis

Abstract

In this article it was examined the policies of teachers training in the state of São Paulo between 1983 and 2006. The option for this historical view is justified by the return of democratically elected governments and also by the suspicion that the training activities implemented during this period continued to influence substantially the current initiatives. The proposals for teacher training, even if they are isolated, fall in the middle of a larger policy, that means, they are having a specific intention. The compilation and critical analysis of studies that have focused on the service teacher training policies implemented by the State department of Education of São Paulo (SEE / SP) allowed the division of period two cycles. The first (1983-1994) was marked by the search for alternatives to break the paradigms imposed by the previous dictatorial governments, there have been marked by attempts to decentralize the process. And second (1995-2006) was characterized by the frequency of policies aligned with the neoliberal ideas, conjugated in the spreading of initiatives and agreements and partnerships with various institutions.