Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:36:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NaireJCD_TESE.pdf: 871794 bytes, checksum: bed38e12b38b9569446a21832d89aaee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-18 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The present study aimed to investigate the overview of teachers in continuing education program who work in kindergarten, about the continuing education developed by the Paideia/UFRN through the Course of Specialization in Art Teaching and Physical Education in Childhood, having as key focus, the knowing / doing related to physical education in Childhood. From this general goal, it was elected some specific objectives as: to know the interests and expectations that motivated the teachers to participate of that referred training; the evaluation by teachers on regard of the continuing education proposed: boosters factors for possible changes in teaching activities regarding the practice of teaching physical education in kindergarten. The methodology took the principles and techniques of qualitative research strategy and the characteristics of descriptive and interpretive strategy. The locus of this research was the Course of Specialization in Art Education and Physical Education in childhood, having as the citizens of this research twenty three teachers taking that specialization course. For building and systematization of the data, we used the following tools and procedures: a questionnaire, a semi structured interview and documents analysis. The data was constructed based on the technique of content analysis, focusing the reflections and speech of the teachers about the creation of new meanings and senses for the knowing / doing in Physical Education. It was found, among other results, the need and quest for improvement of teacher education, in order to improve educational practice. It was also evident that the situations of dialogues (interactions with peers, with their professors and other professionals in the related area or not) were mentioned by most teachers in the course as a relevant moment of redefinition of knowledge. In relation to Physical Education, it was found that participation in the course of specialization provided the recognition of teaching practice of physical education as part of the curriculum and the importance of inclusion of its specificities in their educational planning. From these elaborations, we come to the conclusion that knowing the perspectives of the teachers about continuing education can contribute to the theoretical and methodological discussions in teachers education and the creation of new actions - projects and programs of continuing education constructing increasingly ways towards a successful teacher formation, able to provide new forms of acting in the educational context / O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar a perspectiva de professores/as cursistas que atuam na Educa??o Infantil acerca da forma??o continuada desenvolvida pelo Paid?ia/UFRN, atrav?s do Curso de Especializa??o em Ensino de Arte e Educa??o F?sica na Inf?ncia, tendo, como foco essencial, os saberes relacionados ? Educa??o F?sica. A partir desse objetivo geral, elegeu-se como objetivos espec?ficos, conhecer: interesses e expectativas que motivaram os/as professores/as a participar da referida forma??o; a avalia??o dos/as professores/as em face da forma??o continuada proposta; fatores impulsionadores de poss?veis mudan?as da atividade docente quanto ? pr?tica pedag?gica de Educa??o F?sica na educa??o infantil. A metodologia assumiu princ?pios e t?cnicas da abordagem qualitativa e as caracter?sticas da estrat?gia descritivo-interpretativa. Definiu, como l?cus da investiga??o, o Curso de Especializa??o em Ensino de Arte e Educa??o F?sica na Inf?ncia, tendo como sujeitos vinte e tr?s professoras cursistas. Para a constru??o/sistematiza??o dos dados, foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos e procedimentos: question?rio, entrevista semiestruturada e an?lise documental. Os dados constru?dos, baseados na t?cnica de An?lise de Conte?do, privilegiaram as reflex?es e as falas sobre a cria??o de novos significados e sentidos para os saberes/fazeres da Educa??o F?sica. Constatou-se, dentre outros resultados, a necessidade e a busca pela melhoria da forma??o docente, visando ao aprimoramento da pr?tica educativa. Evidenciou-se, tamb?m, que as situa??es de interlocu??es (em intera??es com os pares, com os professores/as formadores/as, outros/as profissionais da ?rea ou/e ?reas afins, entre outras) foram indicadas pela maioria das professoras cursistas como momentos relevantes para a ressignifica??o dos saberes. Em rela??o ? Educa??o F?sica, verificou-se que a participa??o no curso investigado proporcionou o reconhecimento dessa pr?tica pedag?gica como componente curricular e da import?ncia da inclus?o das suas especificidades no planejamento pedag?gico. Dessas elabora??es, chega-se a conclus?o de que conhecer as perspectivas dos/as professores/as sobre forma??o continuada poder? contribuir para o debate te?rico-metodol?gico no campo da forma??o docente e para a cria??o de novas a??es projetos e programas de forma??o continuada -, favorecendo a constru??o de caminhos cada vez mais exitosos em prol de uma forma??o docente, capaz de propiciar novas formas de atua??o no contexto educativo