Rede de auto-formação participada como forma de desenvolvimento do profissional de educação física

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to build a self-formation net between Physical Education teachers, making possible the teaching knowledge interlocution as well as the dynamism of the professional development in the range of continuous formation, production and new knowledge spreading. Investigation-action was the methodological choice and has followed a spiral cycles scheme. Firstly, the participants were twenty-four Physical Education professors of the state and particular teaching net of the city of Santa Maria (RS). Several instruments were used, but the main one was the reflexive meeting. All information have been recorded in a field diary. The dynamic to present the investigation-action process was to describe the cycles of the reflexive spiral. Twelve cycles have been developed, containing each one different but inter-related problem, strategy, action and valuation. To conclude, and probably that is an inadequate denomination, we emphasize that dynamic is not finished, but rather, we understand it as a moment of being exposed taking in to account that it can be temporarily closed. However, we are considering here that this end presents conditions to be continued. It is the thirteen cycle of the reflexive spiral being projected as a sequence not previously foreseen. Is interesting to point out that this kind of investigation-action may have a several divisions. Now is projected an attempt of construction of a reflexive school as stage of the teacher s professional development. Nevertheless, the trajectory of two years of development of this investigation-action help us to learn the following lessons: 1) Teacher s professional development carry out in teaching practice; 2) Teacher s professional development occur through the reflection over practice; 3) Teacher s professional development occur along with its critic capacity development; 4) Innovate and accept challenges are characteristics of the teacher s professional development; 5) The professionalisation of the teacher worried about the professional development is linked to the achieve of stronger theoretical bases; 6) The groups make up an important teacher s professional development factor; and 7) Teacher s professional development leads to a crescent self-determination and autonomy.