Articulações entre gênero, empoderamento e docência: estudo sobre um curso de formação de professores da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Abstract

This thesis is aimed to investigate the possibilities of a training course on gender in school, the relationship between policies on gender equality and women's empowerment in the field of formal elementary level in order to contribute to increase research on public policies to women, focused on the inclusion of gender in education and targeted to promoting a democratic and inclusive school. With the objective to analyze the effects of a training course on gender in education in the empowerment of women and in their pedagogical practice working in the basic education, the theoretical foundation approached gender studies, feminism, women's empowerment, education, school and public policies related. The methodology consisted of procedures related to quantitative approach to the application and analysis of 101 questionnaires completed by teachers who participated in the training course about gender in education offered by the Federal Technological University of Paraná in 2010/2011, and a qualitative approach to the application and analysis 14 in-depth interviews. The research, by analyzing the impacts of a specific course, consisted in a case study. In the literature review, it was revealed that there is a production within the area of gender studies and education which analyzing, documenting and discussing the pedagogical practice related to gender issues. Some works shows the limitations, other studies discuss the possibilities and still others address very specific realities. The work involving the training courses of teachers as analyzed in this study, focused on the process itself and during the courses. The proposed work here presents a amplified perspective of time. The focus on teachers who work in the city of Curitiba and Area plans to raise contributions to the understanding of this fact considering that in each context the social and cultural marks can manifest in different ways. This research showed that a training course can make teachers widen their understanding, think critically about their practices, insert other forms of approach in your day-to-day with the intention of minimizing inequalities, and build an inclusive school. However, as a human process, awareness is not without setbacks, rupture, resistance, hence the need for ongoing training and institutional support to ensure maintenance of inclusive and democratic practices. It is expected that the research results contribute to the enrichment and growth of future actions in the field of education and gender, not only in the State of Paraná as other locations.