Formação do pedagogo alfabetizador no curso de Pedagogia presencial do Centro de Educação da UFPB: visões discentes

Abstract

This final paper aims, in its general objective, to understand how graduates from the Pedagogy program at the Federal University of Paraíba perceive their academic trajectory and their formative process as future literacy educators. There is a need for pedagogical education to encompass pedagogical knowledge regarding the field of knowledge underlying literacy and literacy education, given that graduates of the program are responsible for literacy and reader formation in both the Initial Years and Adult Education. Considering this, the study encompasses the requirements necessary for an education that develops the competencies of literacy educators and, from this perspective, analyzes the curriculum of the Pedagogy program at UFPB.This qualitative study utilizes, on one hand, bibliographic research for theoretical foundation and, on the other hand, document analysis, as it examines documents that regulate the Pedagogy program. Furthermore, regarding the theme of literacy and literacy education, through a questionnaire directed at graduating students of the program, it investigates how they perceive their education and what their demands and expectations are for learning in relation to their professional performance as literacy educators. The results indicate that, although, in general, they view their education as good, students still do not feel confident to work in the literacy cycle.