The professionality and professional development in communities of practice - the case of collaborative groups

• Grant number: 10/13537-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Education - Specific topics in Education
• Principal Investigator: Dario Fiorentini
• Grantee: Vanessa Moreira Crecci
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Educação (FE). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/13827-8 - Conceptions of professional development of teachers who teach mathematics, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

The present research project has as investigative objective describe and analyze the process of constitution of the teacher professionality and the professional development of teachers who teach mathematics and participate in inquiry communities. The data for the development of the research will be collected in a first phase through a questionnaire with open questions. In the second phase, a sample originated from four teachers will be selected, and these teachers will be submitted semi structuralized interviews that will be transcribed for analysis. (AU)