This presentation stems from a Brazilian study which assumed that learning to teach takes place throughout life and that autobiographical narratives are a legitimate resource for initial teacher training (Tardif, 2008; Novoa, 2013; Josso, 2002). The aim was to highlight and discuss training paths in autobiographical narratives of school trajectories of Pedagogy students. From a qualitative perspective (Cunha, 2018) and approved by the Ethics Committee, it analyzed 7 (seven) written and thematic Autobiographical Memorials on 'School Life', of 7 Pedagogy students, from a Brazilian Public University in São Paulo who agreed to participate in the study. The qualitative analysis, inspired by Content Analysis, established two categories: 1. Narrating to get to know myself: about school trajectories and 2. Teacher training: from experiences at school to career choices and pedagogical alternatives. The results showed that elementary school experiences influenced the professional choice to become a teacher and some conceptions of the day-to-day work of teaching. The use of narratives provided an opportunity for critical reflective analysis of aspects of school culture, as well as the identification of some influences on the way we think about teaching, assessment and pedagogical practices, especially with children, triggering a review of traditional pedagogical conceptions present in dominant school cultures and which are presented in the narratives. The study reinforces the need for a critical analysis of narratives in teacher training, so that conceptions can be reframed, which also have an impact on valuing the idea of the teacher researching their practice.

Authors:
Aline Sommerhalder, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Fernando Donizete Alves, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil
Paolo di Rienzo, Università Roma Tre, Italy

About the Presenter(s)
Ph.D. Aline Sommerhalder - Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogical Theories and Practices and Permanent teacher at the Postgraduate Program in Education- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), campus of São Carlos / SP / Brazil

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