Docência Leiga: História de Vida de Professoras Primárias (Pelotas, 1960-1980)

Abstract

This dissertation has as it main focus the history lives of primary lay teachers, that is, teachers that started their professional lives without specific teaching formation. The aim of this study, however, is to investigate the social and professional trajectory of these teachers, searching for a discussion about how did they become teachers and their pedagogical practice. This research was done based on the history of thirteen primary lay teachers. The data gathering happened in two different ways: oral and written. The oral ones, were collected through free interviews, in which they had the freedom to speak about their personal and professional trajectories. The written ones, were given by the teachers or found in a school file, such as diary books, granted orientation for rural teachers, tests, certificates, and others. Nevertheless, the memory of primary lay teachers happened to be the main source. The thirteen teachers analyzed, started their professional activities in the rural area of Pelotas, between the decades of 1960 and 1980, having studied between the 5th grade to end of primary school.