Homens na docência da educação infantil: da memória bibliográfica ao estado da arte

Abstract

The aim of this article is an attempt to build a collective memory of the bibliographical production of research on men in early childhood education by analyzing doctoral theses and master dissertations published in postgraduate programs in Brazil. A literature search was carried out in the Theses and Dissertations Research Database of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) where 46 studies (five theses and 41 master dissertations) published between 1996 and 2022 were identified. The findings show that the research from the 1990s covers the genesis of studies on men in early childhood education; while works from the 2000s show the insertion of male teachers as a phenomenon of gender. A vast production of research on men in early childhood education has been identified between 2010 and 2019; while the 2020s is marked by the intensification of knowledge production in the field. In the conclusions, we discuss some gaps in academic production and the need to expand studies that highlight the direction of research on men in early childhood education in Brazilian postgraduate studies.