Educação do campo: desafios e oportunidades para a base de formação docente.

Abstract

The general objective was to analyze the challenges and opportunities of teaching in rural schools as a potential for the professional development of field educators. The specific objectives were as follows: to identify the main challenges and opportunities of teaching in rural schools for the initial training of field education teachers; to analyze the Pedagogy curriculum and compare it with the challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of teacher training for rural education; to gather data on the reality of rural education in the educational network of Cajazeiras–PB, considering the demand for teacher training in this educational segment; and to propose initial training strategies for rural educators at UFCG, given the necessary demand for training educators who work in rural schools. To construct knowledge related to the answers to these objectives, the research problem was: how can the challenges and opportunities of teaching in rural schools contribute to the initial teacher training of rural educators? The methodology used included exploratory and documentary research, with a bibliographic survey. Data collection was carried out through a table with questions for analyzing the curriculum of the Pedagogy program. The results highlighted that opportunities for teaching in rural schools involve partnerships with social movements, valuing rural educators, implementing public policies for this type of education, and strengthening peasant identity. However, the training of these teachers faces significant challenges, such as low salaries, poor school infrastructure, urban-centric and generalized university curricula, as well as poorly directed or ineffective public policies. The study revealed a gap in the training of rural educators, evidenced by the absence of rural education in the Pedagogy program curriculum, reflecting the lack of arrangements and conditions to ensure the quality of teacher training for rural education, especially in the city of Cajazeiras–PB.