Pragmatic sociology and teaching work: a study on the logics of action used by mathematics teachers in facing everyday professional situations
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.15515Keywords:
Teaching Knowledge, Mathematics education, Early years, Pragmatic sociologyAbstract
This article presents the results of a study conducted with six elementary school teachers, aiming to identify their reactions to conflicting situations in their daily professional lives and to understand the elements or principles considered in decision-making processes during Mathematics classes, which accompany the construction of teaching knowledge and professional competences. The study is theoretically grounded in research on teaching knowledge and the perspective of Pragmatic Sociology. A qualitative methodology with an exploratory approach was adopted, using semi-structured interviews for data collection. Based on core concepts of Pragmatic Sociology, the results indicate that teaching knowledge constituted and developed through professional practice is personalized and situated, manifesting primarily through liberal, communal, and inspired logics of action. The study concludes that understanding the logics of action employed by teachers in their daily practice, and consequently the motivations driving the constitution of teaching knowledge can contribute to planning new configurations for continuing teacher education. In these settings, teachers' reactions to challenging work situations can be collectively confronted, analyzed, and revised.
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