Jogos e brincadeiras na educação infantil: uma pesquisa em Cajazeiras - PB.

Abstract

This study is organized around the theme of the importance of games and play for Early Childhood Education, titled Teacher Perspectives on Games and Play in Early Childhood Education in Cajazeiras/PB. Conducted in a municipal public school in the aforementioned city, the study involved a sample of three Early Childhood Education teachers who participated through printed questionnaires. These questionnaires mapped their professional profiles and included structured questions focused on the study’s subject. This investigation is exploratory and descriptive, employing a qualitative approach, and data were processed through content analysis based on Bardin (1997). The study emerged from the following research question: What theoretical and methodological support do Early Childhood Education teachers in Cajazeiras/PB have to conduct lessons based on games and play? The general objective is to investigate the theoretical and methodological support available to Early Childhood Education teachers in Cajazeiras/PB for conducting lessons that incorporate games and play. The specific objectives are: to understand the importance attributed by public school teachers in Cajazeiras/PB to the use of games and play in the interaction and learning process in Early Childhood Education; to explore the significance of games and play in the interaction and learning process in Early Childhood Education through literature; to examine the theoretical concepts that underpin teaching practices involving games and play in Early Childhood Education; and to understand the nature of ongoing professional development offered to Early Childhood Education teachers in the municipality. The study highlighted the importance of games and play for child development and identified a lack of theoretical-methodological support and continuing education for Early Childhood Education teachers. It underscores the need for public policies that promote teacher training focused on play-based methodologies.