Graduate Courses as the Locus of Higher Education Teacher Training: Dialogues between Didactic and Curriculum

Authors

  • Glaucia Maria da Silva Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Humanities of Ribeirão Preto; University of São Paulo.
  • Noeli Prestes Padilha Rivas Department of Education, Information and Communication; Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Humanities of Ribeirão Preto; University of São Paulo.
  • Maria Auxiliadora de Resende Braga Marques Programme of Post‘Graduation in Education; Moura Lacerda's University Center.
  • Karina de Melo Conte Claretian University Centre of Batatais.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_49-2_3

Keywords:

university teaching, didactic, curriculum, pedagogical training, higher education

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on the pedagogical teacher training in stricto sensu graduate programs of a Brazilian public university, from the perspective of curricular and pedagogical knowledges in the context of didactics and curriculum. The syllabuses of 40 post‘graduation
disciplines in the area of health  sciences were analyzed, which are part of the Program for the Improvement of Education‘PAE.
This set of syllabuses underwent a document and content analysis on the basis of theoretical contributions from the fields of curriculum and didactics. The data revealed that the syllabuses of the analyzed disciplines focus on aspects of the methodology and teaching strategies rather than on the explanation of the personal and professional dimensions of teaching. More specifically, didactic and methodological preparation for the higher education teacher has been emphasized under an instrumental perspective, relegating to a second place the theoretical, epistemological, political, and pedagogical assumptions of the teaching practice. Furthermore, the PAE program could be a training place for valuing pedagogical training.

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Published

2016-02-17

How to Cite

Silva, G. M. da, Rivas, N. P. P., Marques, M. A. de R. B., & Conte, K. de M. (2016). Graduate Courses as the Locus of Higher Education Teacher Training: Dialogues between Didactic and Curriculum. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, 2(1), 55–74. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_49-2_3

Issue

Nº 49-2 (2015)

Section

Articles

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