Entre páginas de um diário: o processo de constituição da minha identidade profissional no estágio de docência

Abstract

This master's dissertation aimed to understand how the researcher’s professional identity has been shaped through her experience in the Teaching Internship conducted in the Didactics of Licensure course at the Faculty of Education, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The concept of professional identity is grounded in the works of Dubar (2005, 2006), Marcelo (2009), Fontoura (2019), and Pimenta (1996). Using a qualitative approach, the researcher interpreted her experiences, reflections, and challenges during the practicum to identify three identity dimensions that contribute to her professional identity: My Journey, Public Servant at a Federal University, and Experiences in the Practicum. Inspired by the researcher’s passion for running, the study employs the metaphor of a street race to conceptualize and organize the obstacles encountered throughout her academic journey. This research is positioned within the field of (auto)biographical research and draws on the researcher’s Teaching Journal and the Teaching Cases created by students in the course where she completed her internship. The analysis was conducted through a three-step reading process (Souza, 2014): Step I: Preanalysis/cross-reading; Step II: Thematic reading – descriptive analysis units; Step III: Interpretative-comprehensive reading of the corpus. As an educational resource, a virtual booklet was created to share with other educators in training the impact of the researcher’s experiences on the formation of her professional identity. The findings highlighted the importance of the teaching internship as a space for identity formation, emphasizing the influence of the academic environment, pedagogical practices, and interpersonal relationships in shaping professionals who work in educational settings. Like a marathon, the formation of professional identity is a continuous journey of self-discovery and growth that extends throughout life. It is a dynamic process, constantly reinventing itself, comprised of multiple versions of oneself over the course of life and until its end.