Speech on Diversity in the Formation of Pedagogy Professionals at the Nova Iguaçu Campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro.
Pedagogue´s Formation; Curriculum; Diversity; Baixada Fluminense.
Formation. This thesis proposes an analysis of the initial formation of Pedagogy professionals conducted at the Nova Iguaçu Campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro from the perspective of Diversity. Pedagogy professionals are among the key agents in the Brazilian educational process, and their initial training forms the epistemological basis for their practice, which resonates in national basic education. The perspective of Diversity is one of the main issues of the 21st century in recognizing and valuing differences and cultural identities, enabling the full existence of each individual. Along this path, this thesis starts with the following question: how is Diversity addressed in the initial formation of Pedagogy professionals? To this end, we conducted a curricular/documentary analysis of the in-person Pedagogy course at the Nova Iguaçu Campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, along with interviews with the course coordinators who implemented the latest update of the Pedagogical Political Project of the Course. The study follows the principles of qualitative research using the methodology of Content Analysis, Documents, and Interviews. Through these methodological procedures, it was possible to extract the data from our investigation, allowing for a more objective presentation of the phenomenon. In this direction, this thesis demonstrated that the Pedagogy course in question engages fully and contemporaneously with the perspective of Diversity, from the conception of the Pedagogue's training to the theoretical and practical content of mandatory and elective subjects. Also noteworthy is the collective construction of the Pedagogical Political Project of the Course under analysis, done democratically with active participation from students and teachers in curriculum choices. Finally, we consider that this study initiated a relevant critical discourse on the practices carried out in pedagogy courses regarding Diversity, with Diversity being an indispensable perspective in Brazilian education and society.