Freirean hope as educational construct for teacher education in South Africa

Beryl Verna Botman

doi:10.35699/2237-5864.2021.34929

Autores/as

Beryl Verna Botman University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2237-5864.2021.34929

Palabras clave:

Filosofía educativa, Paulo Freire, Pedagogía de la esperanza, Formación docente

Resumen

Este artículo sostiene que la política sudafricana de formación y desarrollo docente carece de una filosofía educativa explícita y de una pedagogía correspondiente que promueva la transformación y la igualdad. Tras un análisis de algunas obras de Paulo Freire, sostengo que dentro de una filosofía freireana de la educación y una pedagogía de la esperanza, la praxis de la formación docente establece la noción de maestros como seres inacabados y agentes de esperanza. Este artículo ofrece la oportunidad de imaginar lo que la Pedagogía de la Esperanza de Freire (FREIRE, 1994) podría contribuir al diálogo sobre la política, publicada en 2011 y revisada en 2015, en cuanto a los requisitos mínimos para la formación de profesores en Sudáfrica. Yo defiendo el papel fundamental que las instituciones de formación docente pueden desempeñar para contribuir a la transformación de la educación, sobre todo si la filosofía de la educación freireana y una pedagogía de la esperanza son comprometidas. El artículo concluye con un intento de reorientación de la política de formación docente.

Biografía del autor/a

Beryl Verna Botman, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Botman was born in 1960 and schooled in Cape Town, South Africa. She attended the University of Cape Town and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Teacher qualification and a Bachelor of Education. She practiced Language Teaching at secondary school and as a curriculum adviser. The University of the Western Cape conferred a Master of Education and the Stellenbosch University a PhD on her. The University of the Free State granted her a postdoctoral fellowship. She is now retired.

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