CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEACHING PRACTICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT WHO BECAME A TEACHER

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze how the teaching practice of accountants who became professors at Public Universities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul is constituted, in the light of the Theory of Professional Socialization. The research is descriptive, from the field and with a qualitative approach, analyzing 14 interviews with professors who teach the disciplines of professional content of the accounting nucleus through narrative analysis. The results of the analyzes demonstrate that the pedagogical practice of the accountant who is constituted as a teacher occurs when the teacher becomes aware of their knowledge acquired through their experiences and their experiences of professional socialization, and reflecting on this knowledge, acts using strategies of teaching and assessment methodologies, in a thoughtful and planned way. Regarding the Theory of Professional Socialization, the results point to the insertion in the professional environment, it becomes a facilitator in the construction of the pedagogical practice of the accountant who becomes a teacher and, that the experience with teaching internship, even after years of teaching experience, brings reflections on the way of acting in the classroom. The study bringing reflections for improvements in teacher training and understanding of the constitution of being a teacher.