Changes in higher education

why it is imperative to research about professors’ think

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Keywords:

University pedagogy, Professors training policies, Educational research

Abstract

The universities’ social role in global economies has been confronted and refurbished in the last years. New pedagogical guidelines claim legitimacy in the ‘knowledge society’ and challenge the professors’ identity and practice. Nevertheless, the conflict between the institutional tradition and these new demands encourage discussions on democracy and autonomy. It is not a matter of discussing whether or not teachers are prepared, but rather how each teacher will perceive, reflect and experience the miscellany of conditions, interests, values, moralities and philosophies embodied in these changes. The development of new experiences by professors, their reflections in practice and craft knowledge, become essential objects of study. The researches that are willing to reverberate the professors’ voices, schematizing and elucidating their reflections, acquire meaning and relevance.

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Author Biography

Marcelo Valério, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Campus Avançado de Jandaia do Sul, PR, Brasil.

É graduado (bacharel e licenciado) em Ciências Biológicas, mestre em Educação Científica e Tecnológica e doutorando em Educação para a Ciência. Membro da Diretoria Regional da Associação Brasileira de Ensino de Biologia (SBEnBio), atualmente dedica-se à pesquisa e à atividade extensionista sobre formação de professores e metodologias de ensino. É professor nos cursos de licenciatura na Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Published

2018-07-11

How to Cite

VALÉRIO, M. Changes in higher education: why it is imperative to research about professors’ think. Revista Docência do Ensino Superior, Belo Horizonte, v. 8, n. 1, p. 263–271, 2018. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rdes/article/view/2403. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

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Opinion articles