As influências dos grupos de estudos na organização e funcionamento da instituição escolar

Abstract

It was searched, by means of this study, to inquire and to argue on the significance of the continued formation as a tool for overcoming the difficulties caused by the school routine as well as by imbalance in the initial formation and the requirements of contemporary society. The inquiry was oriented by bibliographical research and analysis of the testimonies of Re-Signifying the School Pedagogical Work Group of Studies, which has been active since 2003 under the supervision of this researcher. Two questionnaires were applied: the first one, consisting of closed questions, aimed to elucidate the profile of the participants; the second, with open questions, intended to present the dynamics of the Group of Studies, and the most explored themes. The following reflections, therefore, are structured in the theoretical support, as well as in the practical experience of the researcher, and of the interviewed professionals, from a fundamental question: does the participation in Groups of Studies promote a differentiated practice to the education professionals to the point of intervening in the organization and functioning of the school? Such reflections led to the following conclusion: a triple investment is needed for an educational practice improvement and re-significance: personal, since it is necessary to be aware of what concerns each one in this complex context; collective, because on gathering committed professionals, they are capable of overcoming all sorts of problems, and structural, when educational supporters are called to their responsibility.