A construção do conhecimento coletivo em uma comunidade de mulheres pescadoras profissionais artesanais na região de Guaraqueçaba - PR

Abstract

Knowledge becomes effective and is shared through socialization among people and serves as a basis for them to be empowered. In this research, which has as its theme the construction of collective knowledge in a community of artisanal professional fishing women, whose locus was communities in the region of Guaraqueçaba - PR, these aspects are studied. The general objective is to establish the dynamics of the knowledge building process and professional belonging in a community of practice (CoP) of these fisherwomen, in the light of the Actor-Network Theory (TAR), with a view to approximating the traditional models of Knowledge Management, especially the SECI Model. The methodology used, regarding the nature and use of the results, was applied, with mixed data treatment; as for the purposes, it was exploratory, descriptive and explanatory, with observant participation through life stories. As a result, the network of human and non-human elements in which these women belong was mapped, the network of the knowledge process of professional artisanal women fishermen was also mapped, establishing a comparison between, the observed knowledge creation model in this studied community and the SECI Model, revealing their similarities and differences. It was proven that knowledge occurs within networks with the interaction between people and that this social structure is shared by the same communication codes, this causes knowledge to occur and the process is similar to the SECI Model, showing that this Model also applies in communities outside formal organizations. As for the analysis carried out on communities of practice, it can be seen that the group of professional artisanal women fishermen has several of the characteristics necessary to be characterized as a CoP and based on the research findings, this group approached that of the communities of craft. This group of professional artisanal women fishermen is truly a female professional practice community.