As concepções do tema gênero de professoras e professores da educação infantil e anos iniciais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The present work had as objective to analyze what the teachers of Kindergarten and the early years of Elementary School think about the theme of gender. Specifically, we seek to: a) Analyze what they define as gender b) identify how they accessed information and knowledge on the subject and c) Understand what perspectives and positions they have on gender in education and at school. Methodologically, it is a qualitative-exploratory research, using questionnaires applied with 28 teachers, representation of results in graphics (combined quantitative technique) and theoretical reflection on the results. The analyzes were carried out in accordance with the theoretical framework centered on gender and sexuality studies in education, that is, with the authors: Jimena Furlani, Guacira Lopes Louro, Montserrat Moreno, Lins, Machado and Escoura, among others who discuss the topic in education and in school. As a result, we can point out that teachers have confused definitions about gender, most of them are opposed to stereotyped views of gender about boys and girls, however when we approach their perspectives on working with the school theme, a significant part does not fully support it due to misunderstanding of sexuality and sexual diversity.