THE TEACHER TRAINING CURRICULUM: AN ANALYSIS OF COURSE PROJEXTS FOR A DEGREE IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

This article discusses, from a structural and political point of view, the curriculum of the Degree in Biological Sciences at a campus of the Federal Institute of Goiás, located in the interior of the state of Goiás. In the light of theoretical reference documents (national and institutional), the aim is to answer the following questions: How is the biology teacher training curriculum organized at a FI? What transformations have taken place over time? What teacher profile is being projected in the Biological Sciences degree curriculum? To this end, the general organization of two current Pedagogical Course Projects (PCPs) will be highlighted, one from 2012 and the other from 2017. These curricula, in their socio-political aspects, are part of a wider circle of educational policies promoted in recent years, broadly aligned with neoliberal ideology. These are constructions that, from time to time, are based on democratic debates with civil society, schools and scientific organizations, as was the case with the National Curriculum Guidelines of 2015. Furthermore, in the PCPs analyzed, there is an attempt to balance specific training in Biology with pedagogical training. However, the inclusion of a wide range of competences and skills, as well as legal aspects, in a limited period of time can lead to superficial training that does not adequately address the complexities of teaching practice.