Contribuições de disciplinas de gênero e sexualidades na formação docente inicial e continuada no enfrentamento da homofobia na escola.

Abstract

The aim of this dissertation is to verify the contributions of disciplines about gender and sexuality in initial and continual education on these issues to the positions in go teachers on homophobia and manifestations of homoaffectivity at school. It is an investigation of qualitative and quantitative nature that had as research subjects, teachers who teach primary and secondary education at public schools – both state and municipal – in the city of Pelotas/RS. The references are anchored in studies on gender, sexual diversity and homophobia. This study used a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The application was performed through direct approach taken by the researcher. During the data examination it became clear that disciplines on gender and sexuality in initial and continual education on these issues have sensitized male and female teachers and this has caused changes in educational practices in favor of equal rights and non-discrimination sexual and / or gender identity orientation, representing a breakthrough in relation to the inclusion of the issues of sexual and gender diversity in school. However the shortage of disciplines in initial training and continuing education on these issues indicates that there is still a long way to go until we can say that the majority of the teachers had been reached. Finally, it can be inferred that the initial and continuing education in gender and sexualities has raised the reflection on how the diferences become inequalities at school environment.