From lay people to normalists: the formation of teachers in the parnaíba river delta (1980-1990)

Abstract

This study has as object of analysis the formative process of riverside teachers from the Ilha Grande region of Santa Isabel, in the Parnaíba River Delta, from 1980 to 1990, from formation memories. The general objective is to analyze how the pedagogical training of these teachers took place, in the transition from lay women to normalists. Specifically, it is intended to: characterize the formative process of riverside teachers, in the transition from lay women to normalists; to verify how the teaching of these teachers began in the villages of Ilha Grande de Santa Isabel, from 1980 to 1990; discuss aspects of normalist training in Piauí. This is a research of historical character, of qualitative approach, from the methodological perspective of Oral History. The technique used was the report of oral history of life, an adaptation of the oral history interview, having as collaborators three retired teachers. The theoretical basis is supported, among others, in authors such as Chartier (2007), Ferro (1996), Lopes (2017), Meihy (2005) and Villela (2000). The research showed that the training of teachers who worked in Ilha Grande de Santa Isabel, from 1980 to 1990, was configured as a process of crossings, marked by difficulties, challenges and overcoming, in search of professional qualification and career construction in teaching.