Prodoc: 20 years of research on teaching profession, education and condition

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present, in general terms, a brief overview of the activities of the Research Group on Condition and Teacher Education (PRODOC) at the School of Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FaE/UFMG) and conceptions of teaching and teachers that permeate the work of this group. Established in 1997, at a time when the discussions about the development of education professionals were broadening, the group keeps a scientific production that contemplates aspects of the teaching profession and its diverse dimensions conducting research mainly on teaching condition and teacher education at all levels. Considering the themes commonly silenced within the research on teacher education and practice within the scope of teaching condition, the group completed two decades of existence, taking the responsibility of continuing to contribute to the field of research on teacher education in Brazil.