O pesquisar na formação inicial: desafios enfrentados pelos discentes de pedagogia da UEMA

Abstract

Scientific research is a very dynamic practice, full of complexities, which can be accompanied by many challenges. In the context of initial training, the main people affected by these obstacles are students, who may have difficulties when carrying out investigative practices, whether inside or outside the academic context. The general objectives of this research are to understand how the challenges faced by Pedagogy students at UEMA - Campus Timon can interfere with the development of investigative skills. The specific objectives are To describe the difficulties encountered by Pedagogy students at UEMA - Campus Timon in carrying out research practices; to understand how the use of scientific research can help to improve teaching practices; and to specify the main contributions arising from the use of research. The research problem poses the following question: What are the main challenges that students on the Pedagogy course at UEMA - Campus Timon face when carrying out research practices? Interest in the subject arose from reports by colleagues during their undergraduate studies, in which they expressed negative perceptions about scientific research, conceiving it as something bad, which aroused curiosity and questions about the possible reasons that led these subjects to have such conceptions. This study uses a qualitative approach (Minayo, 2009) and narrative research (Clandinin and Connely, 2015). The empirical data was produced by means of a structured interview, in which (05) five students from the course in question took part, the empirical field being the aforementioned institution. The data was analyzed using content analysis (Severino, 2013). As for the theoretical framework, we used scholars who deal with education, as well as teaching practices and teacher training (Freire, 2011, 2013), the teaching knowledge necessary for professional training (Tardif, 2014), scientific research as an educational practice (Demo, 2021), and others. Therefore, the more contact students have with scientific research, the more accustomed they will become to this tool, and the more meaningful their preparation and efficient their learning will be during their academic career. In addition, they will not experience many difficulties when they encounter this practice in higher education.