Training, research and extension in entering the field of Early Childhood Education

Abstract

In conjunction with the discussions on the initial training of teachers in the field of Early Childhood Education (EI), we focused on learning resulting from the development of research activities, articulated extension, arising from the partnership with a childhood institution. The partnership with a center of EI was established under the umbrella of the actions of one of the groups of the area of education, linked to the Program of Education Tutorial. Affirming Bakhtin’s theoretical-methodological principles, guided by the idea of formational meetings, we discussed the experiences with the institution of EI carried out with the meetings between professionals and undergraduate training. In a perspective of qualitative exploratory study, we analyzed data from the documents drawn up for the period from 2010 to 2013 by the group. The results indicate that the constitution of a formative process expanded, mobilized in conjunction with the training of teachers in the field of EI, which is one of the problematization of the multiple relational possibilities between the university and the institutions, with implications to the formation of groups involved.

Keywords: training of teachers, Early Childhood Education, Education Program Tutorial.