The influences of formative specialization on the teaching practice of the geography teacher egress from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho campus Rio Claro

• Grant number: 12/20757-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Maria Antonia Ramos de Azevedo
• Grantee: Mariana Prudenciatto Ortelani
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present paper is a reflection of studies and analyzes on issues involving the training of Geography Teachers. By realizing this project, we aim to analyze the influences of specialization training in the teaching practice of the subjects who graduated in Geography at the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Rio Claro Campus. This is primarily a discussion of the university curriculum, the professionals it forms and the current politics of training teachers of Geography. Thus, we conducted a literature review, and will be used questionnaires and interviews with the subjects, graduated in degree course and a BA in Geography in the last four years. (AU)