The Construction of Teacher Identity: a study on the life stories of Physical Education teachers based on sociological portraits
Teacher identity; physical education; socialization; professional training; professional engagemental qualification;
SOUZA, Dilma Carmina da Silva Souza. The Construction of Teacher Identity: a study of Physical Education teachers' life stories based on sociological portraits. 2024. 104p. Dissertation (Master's Degree in Education, Contemporary Contexts and Popular Demands) Institute of Education/Multidisciplinary Institute, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, 2024.
Teacher training is a long and complex process that involves different contexts, including those inherent in the teachers' own life history. In this sense, this research considers that the construction of professional identity permeates the teacher's personality. Its aim is to understand how the socialization process that takes place in different times and spaces contributes to the construction of the teaching identity of Physical Education teachers who are considered to be more or less engaged in the workplace. To this end, it believes that the social worlds of family, school, sports institutions, political, religious and academic institutions, as well as the world of work, contribute to the construction of the teacher's way of being, thinking and acting, both inside and outside the profession. This is a qualitative, narrative type of research, which makes use of life stories and autobiographies. The data collection strategy used a closed questionnaire and interviews, guided by a script of questions based on seven themes that generated discussion. It concludes that social universes are fundamental to the construction of teacher identity, influencing the way teachers act, think and behave. It is important to understand this process in order to qualify professional training interventions that take into account the influence of social universes on the shaping of being a teacher.