Alternância e Itinerância na formação de professores do Campo: A experiência da turma Guará -UFPR Litoral

Alternância e Itinerância na formação docente do Campo: A Experiência da Turma Guará

Abstract

This article presents and analyzes the experience of applying the Pedagogies of Alternation and Itinerancy in the Guará class of the Degree in Rural Education – Natural Sciences, offered by the Federal University of Paraná – Litoral Campus, which began in 2015. The research has a qualitative approach, and the data were collected through semi-structured questionnaires answered by graduating students. The results show that most students recognized the effective implementation of these pedagogies throughout their training, highlighting as main contributions the integration of theory and practice, the appreciation of their territories of origin, the retention of working students, and the strengthening of ties with local communities. Among the challenges mentioned are logistical and financial issues, such as transportation, distance from families, and limited infrastructure. It is concluded that the methodologies of Alternation and Itinerancy play a fundamental role in building a contextualized teacher education process, contributing to student retention and to the articulation between academic knowledge and popular knowledge.