Abstract

FONSECA, Carlos Ventura  and  SANTOS, Flávia Maria Teixeira dos. CHEMISTRY TEACHER EDUCATION IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL: A STUDY OF CURRICULAR STRUCTURES OF ACADEMIC COURSES. e-Curriculum [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.3, pp.721-750. ISSN 1809-3876.  https://doi.org/10.23925/1809-3876.2018v16i3p721-750.

The present paper aims to investigate the curricular structures of 27 Academic Programs in Chemistry Teacher Education in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Based on proposed curricula and on data of pedagogical projects of the courses, we developed an exploratory qualitative study, focusing on documentary research. Through content analysis, the subjects of each course were categorized based on their titles and syllabi, evidencing, in this procedure, the absolute number and the workload of these subjects. The evidences indicate that the formative models proposed by the investigated courses, although hybridized, present themselves as more oriented by technical rationality, since their priority seems to be more focused on the specific contents of Chemistry, whereas the specificities of the teaching profession are segregated into minor areas.

Keywords : Teacher education; Curriculum; Chemistry education.

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