Resumen

ANDRE, Marli. Avaliação revela impacto de um programa de formação de professores. Ensaio: aval. pol. públ. educ. [online]. 2008, vol.16, n.58, pp.149-168. ISSN 0104-4036.

Taking into consideration an external evaluation of a Teacher Education Program, this paper intends to show the usefulness of case studies to appraise changes in teachers' perspectives and practices and to disclose the social impact of the program. First, a brief description of the Teacher Education Program shows that it associates self instructional material and group meetings. Next, the paper presents the Program evaluation procedures: six case studies were conducted in three different states in the country, including classroom observations; analysis of teachers' written memories; interviews with teachers, tutors and local staff; and administration of teacher's written tests. The last part of the paper discusses the case studies main outcomes: changes in teachers' conceptions and practices; improvement in their writing abilities; improvement in teachers' self confidence; increasing teachers' evaluation of local culture and pupils' experiences; and positive effects in local policies and in schools contexts.

Palabras clave : Case Studies; Teacher Education; Evaluation Program.

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