STRUCTURING ELEMENTS OF THE TEACHING HABITUS OF BACHELOR PROFESSORS AT THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF MINAS GERAIS (IFMG): THE PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL

Abstract

The objective of this study was to apprehend the structuring elements of the teaching habitus of bachelor professors who work at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Minas Gerais (IFMG). Predominantly qualitative research. Case study. Subjects: 12 bachelor professors without a degree in education. Data collection: interviews and classroom observations. Theoretical framework: habitus, field, and capital from Pierre Bourdieu's Field Theory, and the teaching habitus, an inflection of habitus. Organization and data analysis: through the possibilities of Content Analysis. Results: apprehend the structuring elements of the teaching habitus of professionals who work in Professional and Technological Education (PTE) allowed us to make a discovery that could be a turning point in considering the "formative" characteristics of these professionals, bearing in mind the specificity of this level of education, professional capital. However, professional capital requires further scrutiny as it impacts institutional issues across the entire spectrum of teacher education and practice in Brazilian PTE, not only those offered by IFMG.