IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS: What do trainers from regional education boards in northern Mato Grosso have to say
In-service training, Public education policies, Teacher trainers, Portuguese language, Regional Directorate of Education.
This dissertation analyzed, through a qualitative study grounded in an interpretivist approach, the public policy of In-Service Teacher Education aimed at Portuguese Language teachers working in the Regional Education Directorates (DREs) in northern Mato Grosso, implemented within the scope of the state program EducAção 10 Anos. The study sought to understand how this policy has been appropriated, re-signified, and operationalized by teacher educators and teacher multipliers in their professional contexts. Data were generated through document analysis and semi-structured interviews conducted with fifteen teachers affiliated with the DREs of the municipalities of Sinop, Alta Floresta, Matupá, Juína, and Confresa. The theoretical framework articulated conceptions of teacher education, language as social practice, and reflective practice. The results indicated that the In-Service Teacher Education policy has been constituted as an important space for the collective production of professional knowledge, despite facing challenges related to the centralization of guidelines, the reduction of face-to-face meetings, and the structural conditions of the DREs. The narratives revealed the relevance of listening, professional autonomy, and contextualization of training processes for strengthening critical and emancipatory pedagogical practices. It was concluded that understanding in-service teacher education requires recognizing the voices of professionals who experience it as protagonists of educational policies under construction, and that strengthening local training spaces is an essential condition for advancing educational quality and equity in the Mato Grosso territory.