O curso de pedagogia do campus IV, UFPB: trajetórias, desafios e perspectivas

Abstract

This Course Completion Work (TCC) aims to investigate the implementation of Campus IV, especially the offering of the Pedagogy degree course, for the promotion of teacher education and the improvement of education in the Mamanguape Valley - PB. Reflecting on the trajectory of the UFPB Campus IV Pedagogy Course: challenges and perspectives, since its implementation on the North Coast in 2006. In this way, the present monograph addresses a research study focused on reflecting on the importance of the UFPB Campus IV Pedagogy Course for the promotion of teacher education in the Mamanguape Valley – PB. Methodologically, the research has a qualitative nature, as it provides a subjective analysis of the collected data. Thus, bibliographic and documentary research were fundamental for the construction of the historical narrative of the course. Furthermore, the use of interviews as a data collection instrument enabled the recovery of institutional memory through the narrative of the dean professor of the Pedagogy course, CCAE, UFPB. Theoretically, it was built upon studies about the Pedagogy course at Campus IV (Helano et al., 2017; Nascimento, 2013), teacher education and the organization of the Pedagogy course in Brazil; the impact of university expansion in Brazil, in the state of Paraíba and in the Mamanguape Valley - PB (Vinhas, 2013; Sousa Junior, 2011; Bezerra, 2020); and the use of interviews as a data collection procedure and the possibilities of analysis from this resource (Quaresma, 2005; Gil, 2002; Minayo, 1994). This monograph presents analyses and discussions concerning the provision of higher education in the Mamanguape Valley-PB and the role of the Federal University of Paraíba in this process. The results indicate that the UFPB Campus IV Pedagogy Course has contributed to the education of teachers working in educational spaces of the Early Years of Basic Education in the Mamanguape Valley and surrounding areas, enhancing the appreciation of basic education in the region.