Tensões Identitárias de Professores de Educação Física


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Quais práticas pedagógicas são consideradas mais apropriadas para a formação acadêmica em Educação Física? Quais aspectos são mais relevantes se considerarmos que essa formação poderá ser desenvolvida nos campos da licenciatura e do bacharelado? Como diferenciar uma formação da outra? Os docentes formadores da universidade compreendem o processo formativo de maneira fragmentada ou permitem o pensamento complexo e unificador? Os professores universitários desenvolvem a pesquisa como princípio científico e educativo no ambiente formativo? Este texto procura fornecer respostas sobre essas questões na relação com a construção da identidade profissional. O leitor encontrará, nesta obra, questões que perpassam o fazer pedagógico e profissional e que são fruto de muitas dúvidas e incertezas no que se refere à formação e atuação profissional. Encontram-se, aqui, elementos que suscitam rever a formação acadêmica e profissional nessa área de conhecimento, permitindo dialogar não apenas com a educação superior, como também possibilitar inserir esses dados no fazer prático do professor de Educação Física em qualquer espaço da ação docente. Os dados empíricos apresentados são constitutivos de um esforço em articular os aspectos teórico-práticos dessa área. A partir dessa reflexão, esta obra aborda e discute as diversas dimensões da construção da identidade profissional de maneira a associar a pesquisa e a construção/produção de conhecimento como elementos articulados do saber fazer profissional.




Mathematics Education in Brazil


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This book presents, for the first time in English, the state of the art of Mathematics Education research in Brazil, a country that has the strongest community in this field in Latin America. Edited by leading researchers in the area, the volume provides the international academic community a summary of the scientific production of the thirteen working groups of the Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education (SBEM), the national scientific society that brings together researchers, teachers, students and other professionals of the area. These working groups meet every three years at the International Seminar of Mathematics Education (SIPEM) and cover the following topics: Mathematics Education in the Early Years and Primary Education (Y1-Y5); Mathematics Education in the Middle School (Y6-Y9); Mathematics Education in the High School (Y10-Y12); Mathematics Education at the University level; History of Mathematics, Culture and Mathematics Education; Digital Technologies and Distance Education; Teacher Education; Assessment and Mathematics Education; Cognitive and Linguistic Processes in Mathematics Education; Mathematical Modeling; Philosophy of Mathematics Education, Teaching Probability and Statistics; and Difference, Inclusion and Mathematics Education. Each chapter of the book presents an overview of the production of a working group and they are all preceded by an introduction by professor Ubiratan D’Ambrosio, one of the pioneers of Mathematics Education in Brazil.




Principles for Building Resilience


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Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides an in-depth review of the role of resilience in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Leaders in the field outline seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems, examining how these can be applied to advance sustainability.




Second Language Teacher Education


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This text provides a detailed account of current approaches to the education of teachers of second languages. The paperback edition provides a detailed account of current approaches to the education of teachers of second languages. It offers valuable ideas on the observation and supervision of classrooms, on self-evaluation by teachers, and on teaching itself. Its emphasis reflects the shift in orientation from teacher training to teacher education, in which teachers are involved in developing their own theories of teaching, understanding the nature of teacher decision making, and developing strategies for critical self-evaluation. The book is aimed at teachers, teacher educators, and workshop facilitators involved both in pre-service and in-service education of teachers of second and foreign languages.




Understanding Teacher Identity


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Understanding Teacher Identity: The Complexities of Forming an Identity as Professional Teacher introduces the reader to a collection of research-based works by authors that represent current research concerning the complexities of teacher identity and the role of teacher preparation programs in shaping the identity of teachers. Important to teacher preparation, as a profession, is a realization that the psychological, philosophical, theoretical, and pedagogical underpinnings of teacher identity have critical importance in shaping who the teacher is, and will continue to become in his/her practice. Teacher identity is an instrumental factor in teachers’ and the students’ success. Chapter One opens the book with a focus on the development of teacher identity, providing an introduction to the book and an understanding of the growing importance of identity in becoming a teacher. Chapters Two–Nine present field-based research that examines the complexities of teacher identity in teacher preparation and the importance of teacher identity in the teaching and learning experiences of the classroom. Finally, Chapter Ten presents an epilogue focusing on teacher identity and the importance, as teacher educators and practitioners, of making sense of who we are and how identity plays a critical role in the preparation and practice of teachers.




Making News


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From Simon & Schuster, Making News is Gaye Tuchman's exploration into the study in the construction of reality. The Professor of Sociology at Queens College and City University of New York, Tuchman's latest work is one to cherish. As described by Todd Gitlin of Contemporary Sociology, Making News is "simply the most comprehensive book on the social construction of news by an American sociologist to date."










Estudos feministas


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Brazilian Bodies and Their Choreographies of Identification


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Brazilian Bodies, and their Choreographies of Identification retraces the presence of a particular way of swaying the body that, in Brazil, is commonly known as ginga . Cristina Rosa its presence across distinct and specific realms: samba-de-roda (samba-in-a-circle) dances, capoeira angola games, and the repertoire of Grupo Corpo.