Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil

Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil (2001)

Authors:
- Souza, Denise Trento Rebello de
- Green, Antony (Orientador)
Autor USP: SOUZA, DENISE TRENTO REBELLO DE - FE
Unidade: FE
Subjects: POLÍTICA EDUCACIONAL; ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Language: Inglês
Abstract: This work proposes that since the early eighties a specific strategy has gained increasing importance within official Education Programmes in São Paulo (Brazil) addressed to deal with the high rates of pupil repetition and dropout: the concentration on teacher's incompetence as the main explanation for educational problems. This idea pervades both the conceptions of the programmes and their proposed actions and practices. We discuss the idea of teacher's incompetence tracing its recent origins in the literature, and investigating its repercussions for the formulation and implementation of official Education Programmes, namely Basic Cycle, Basic Cycle in a Single Shift and Quality School undertaken by the São Paulo State Secretariat for education. In order to develop our argument a programme for Teacher Professional Development (TPD) carried out in the early 90's was chosen as the empirical context
Imprenta:
- Publisher place: London
- Date published: 2001
Data da defesa: 22.11.2001

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ABNT

SOUZA, Denise Trento Rebello de. Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil. 2001. Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade de São Paulo, London, 2001. . Acesso em: 19 abr. 2024.
APA

Souza, D. T. R. de. (2001). Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil (Tese (Doutorado). Universidade de São Paulo, London.
NLM

Souza DTR de. Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil. 2001 ;[citado 2024 abr. 19 ]
Vancouver

Souza DTR de. Teacher professional development and the argument of incompetence: the case of in-service elementary teacher education in São Paulo, Brazil. 2001 ;[citado 2024 abr. 19 ]