Tornar-se professor, professora: a constituição da identidade profissional de docentes que atuam no atendimento educacional especializado de escolas da rede municipal de Uberlândia – MG ; Becoming a teacher: the constitution of the professional identity of teachers who work in the specialized educational service of schools in the municipal network of Uberlândia - MG

This master's research is part of the line of research Knowledge and Educational Practices, of the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Uberlândia, MG and has as object of study the constitution of the teaching identity of professionals who work in Specialized Educational Service (ESA). The research problem that guided the investigation was: What elements of the identity constitution are present in becoming a teacher and professor at (ESA) and how does the professional development of teachers to work at ESA occur? The general objective of the research was to understand becoming a teacher, the constitution of the teaching identity and the professional development of teachers who work in the ESA of schools in the Municipal Public Network of Uberlândia. The specific objectives were: to know, from the dialogue with the teachers, aspects of the life trajectory of the ESA professionals who contributed to the identification process and the choice of the teaching profession; identify how the construction of the teaching identity of the ESA occurs and the “becoming a teacher”, its social image, its “place” in the school space; identify and analyze the impacts of the legal frameworks of the history of Special Education in the constitution of the teaching identity and professional development of the teachers, with views to reaching a proposal for Inclusive Education. To support our study, we are guided by Almeida (2012); Campos (2001, 2017); Campos, Gaspar and Moraes (2020); Cunha (2010); Freire (1987; 1992; 1993; 1997; 2000; 2001; 2007; 2011; 2015); Imbernón (2011); Melo e Campos (2019); Nóvoa (1991, 1992, 2009); Pimenta (1996; 1999; 2002; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011), among others who also affirm the need for training, specific knowledge of the professional for teaching in Education, a condition for the constitution of identity and professional development. We also used the authors Carlos (2007) and Cunha (2010) to realize the discussion about the meaning of the concepts of space and “place” and the ...