O processo de internalização: investigando adultos em um contexto escolar

Abstract

This research work focuses on the study of the intemalization process of adults, specifically teachers involved in service training programs. Its relevance hinges on the existence of a gap in the study of psychological factors acting on the addition or transfonnation of content developed in the various training programs. This research was theoretically based on a socio-cultural approach, particularly on works developed by Vygotsky end their implications. The unit of analysis used was the meaning of the word as it appears in interpersonal relationships between adults (taking into consideration the affective-volitive, cognitive aspects and the values involved in the word/signal). The subjects of this research are the elementary school teachers (fifth to eight grade) of a state school, located in the suburb of the municipality of Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Most of these professionals are graduates and have stable jobs. The emphesis of this work is on the process of change engendered in and through the interactions between the teachers/subjects of this research, within study situations, intentionally created according to the service training models promoted by the state education network. The results of this research are intended to contribute to the clarification of mechanisms involved in the intemalization process of adults who aheady have their academic and professional path mapped out, by pointing out possible alternatives for the service training programs