Continuing education and pedagogical practice: What do teachers who work in preschool think about it

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a survey that aimed to examine whether continuing education in three educational institutions for children, is reverberating in the pedagogical practice of the teachers. The research had as data-collection techniques observation of teaching practice, questionnaire, interview with the pedagogical coordinators and the analysis of continuing education projects. In this paper, we present the data obtained from the questionnaire answered by seven teachers, which it was intended to meet the profile of the teachers working in the preschool, check what they think about their practice in early childhood education and to understand their conceptions of the continuing education offered by institutions surveyed. Our results showed that the continuing education brought contributions to the improvement of pedagogical practice, however, revealed aspects to be reviewed by the pedagogical faculty and coordination so that the training can meet the needs of the educational context. Keywords: Continuing Education, Pedagogical Practice, Kindergarten.