Profissionalidade docente e projeto professor diretor de turma

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Class Directing Teacher Project (CDTP) at vocational schools (VS) on teacher’s professionality in Ceara, Brazil. This is a qualitative research, grounded in the philosophical foundations of Adolfo Sanchez Vazquez, whose basis is Historical-Dialectical Materialism. To do this, a case study and the following data collection techniques were used: a) interview; b) observation; and c) documentary analysis. The information underwent Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and the results showed specificities in teachers’ professionality. The CDTP exists specifically in Ceara: it was created in the domain of VS by considering the Portuguese experience, adapted to the full-time curriculum, and influenced teachers’ professional ethos. It was concluded that professionality has been modified and that such a change is not a product of professional training initiatives undertaken with teachers but stems from their teaching work in school’s daily life.