Formação dos futuros professores em Ciências: Biologia e Química

Abstract

The training of teachers in the dual licensing modalities is not common at national level, since this type of training required the interconnection of curricula of two different courses, the training period of which should occur in approximately five years. It is believed that in the municipality of Humaitá-AM, the double teacher training is favorable, since the course's students are being able to work in both the Natural Sciences and Biology and Chemistry disciplines. Thus, the present research entitled "Investigating the training of future science teachers: Biology and Chemistry in the South of Amazonas" had the objective of analyzing the training of future professors of the Dual Degree in Sciences course: Biology and Chemistry, in the municipality of Humaitá -AM. The methodology used in this research had a qualitative approach with the purpose of answering the questions proposed in this work, with this it was done a semistructured interview with 76 students enrolled regularly, and a documentary research. For the analysis, a critical education perspective was used that could account for the basis of the analyzes carried out. It was found that the student body is composed expressively by women, and about 58% of the students are not from the municipality of Humaitá and are in the youngest age group between 20 and 22 years. These aspects are reflected in the choice of course since most of the external motivations that led them in choosing the course was the lack of choice in their home city. Reasons such as the lack of teachers in the job market as well as the very identification with the areas of science also was part of the act of choosing the course. Thus, it is necessary to reflect on the way in which these future educator professionals are being formed, understanding their importance in the struggle for a quality education.