Continuing education in early Childhood Education from the BNCC: teacher perceptions

Abstract

The reflections expressed in this study aim to problematize the perceptions of early childhood education teachers regarding the possibilities and challenges of continuing education from the National Common Curriculum Base (BNCC) in the city of Mallet/ PR. The study takes as reference documents legitimizing the right to Early Childhood Education built historically and scientific productions on the subject. For the generation of data, a semi-structured interview was conducted with a sample of teachers, as well as the application of a questionnaire to all teachers of Early Childhood Education, who worked in the locality in 2021. The research points out that continuing education has proved to be opportune moments for professionals to know and discuss jointly the provisions of the document. Among the main possibilities triggered by the training were the understanding of what the document has and its way of guiding the pedagogical practice; the understanding of the material as a reference to guide the actions in the school context; and the opportunity to reflect on the practices developed in order to improve the teaching work. As for the main challenges listed by teachers are the use of technological resources, the lack of physical structure of schools and the distance from what is proposed by the document and the reality experienced by educational institutions. It emphasizes the importance of expanding and diversifying the opportunities of training processes, especially in the school environment, in order to provide teachers with space for debate and reflection on the objectives and purposes of early childhood education.