Olhar o magistério "no próprio espelho": O conceito de profissionalidade e as possibilidades de se repensar o sentido da profissão docente

• Simões Coelho, Ana Maria ^[1] ; Diniz-Pereira, Júlio Emílio ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

     Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

     Brasil

     
• Localización: Revista Portuguesa de Educação, ISSN-e 2183-0452, ISSN 0871-9187, Vol. 30, Nº. 1, 2017
• Idioma: portugués
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  • Looking at the teaching through "Its own mirroe: " the concept of professionality and the possibilities of rethinking the meaning of teaching profession
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    In his book Ofício de Mestre – Imagens e auto-imagens, Professor Emeritus at Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, Miguel Arroyo, raises the following questions about teaching: "How does the teaching profession think about itself? Through the mirror of others or through its own mirror?". By letting oneself be led by the "illusion of professionalization" – and the very strong influence that the functionalist view exerts on this concept –, the teaching profession seems to insist on looking at itself "through the mirror of others." In this article, by discussing the concepts of professionalization, professionalism and professionality, as well as a review of the sociology of professions, we discuss the following questions on this topic: what does it mean to consider that teaching is, in fact, a profession? What are the implications of referring to the concepts of professionalization, professionalism and professionality in the description of the performance and of the expectations placed for the teacher as a professional? What are the possibilities of rethinking the meaning of the teaching profession through the concept of professionalism? In the end, we defend the use of the concept of professionalism to discuss the specificity of the teaching profession – that is, "to make it look at its own mirror" – and that the concept opens new possibilities for rethinking the meaning of the teaching profession.Keywords: Teaching profession; Professionality; Sociology of professions; Brazil

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    Em seu livro Ofício de Mestre – Imagens e auto-imagens, o Professor Emérito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, no Brasil, Miguel Arroyo, levanta as seguintes questões sobre o magistério: "Como a categoria pensa em si mesma? No espelho dos outros ou no próprio espelho?". Ao deixar se encantar pela "ilusão da profissionalização" – e a fortíssima influência que a vertente funcionalista exerce sobre esse conceito –, o magistério parece insistir em olhar para si mesmo "no espelho dos outros". Neste artigo, por meio da discussão dos conceitos de profissionalização, profissionalismo e profissionalidade e de uma revisão das principais vertentes da sociologia das profissões, discutimos as seguintes perguntas sobre esse tema: o que significa considerar que o magistério constitua, de fato, uma profissão? Quais as implicações de nos referirmos aos conceitos de profissionalização, profissionalismo e profissionalidade na descrição da atuação e das expectativas colocadas para o professor como profissional? Quais as possibilidades de se repensar o sentido do magistério a partir do conceito de profissionalidade? Ao final, defendemos a utilização do conceito de profissionalidade para se discutir a especificidade da profissão docente – ou seja, fazê-la olhar "no próprio espelho" – e que este abre novas possibilidades para se repensar o sentido do magistério.Palavras-chave: Profissão docente; Profissionalidade; Sociologia das profissões; Brasil.  ABSTRACTIn his book Ofício de Mestre – Imagens e auto-imagens, Professor Emeritus at Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, Miguel Arroyo, raises the following questions about teaching: "How does the teaching profession think about itself? Through the mirror of others or through its own mirror?". By letting oneself be led by the "illusion of professionalization" – and the very strong influence that the functionalist view exerts on this concept –, the teaching profession seems to insist on looking at itself "through the mirror of others." In this article, by discussing the concepts of professionalization, professionalism and professionality, as well as a review of the sociology of professions, we discuss the following questions on this topic: what does it mean to consider that teaching is, in fact, a profession? What are the implications of referring to the concepts of professionalization, professionalism and professionality in the description of the performance and of the expectations placed for the teacher as a professional? What are the possibilities of rethinking the meaning of the teaching profession through the concept of professionalism? In the end, we defend the use of the concept of professionalism to discuss the specificity of the teaching profession – that is, "to make it look at its own mirror" – and that the concept opens new possibilities for rethinking the meaning of the teaching profession.Keywords: Teaching profession; Professionality; Sociology of professions; Brazil