Formação pedagógica e conhecimento sobre sexualidade

Abstract

Sexuality is yet considered a complex and difficult to grasp topic, frequently being the target of repressions, taboos and prejudices. However it is a condition of human reproduction and existence and marks off much of the identity of an individual. Thus, it is of utmost importance that in the education environment of the individuals, such as schools, this topic is sufficiently understood by the professionals who work in it. Nonetheless, due to the lack of approach on the development of such a crucial issue for the qualification of teachers, the present study aimed to understand how teachers perceive or justify this weakness for their performance in the school environment and the creation of strategies to face them. In order to do that, a qualitative research was choosen. Sigmund Freud, Guacira Lopes Louro and Tomaz Tadeu da Silva are some of the fundamental theorists for the discussion regarding psychosocial aspects of sexuality. The investigative process developed from semi-structured interviews. Moreover, considering the collected data, some reflections were made about the pedagogical formation and the understanding about sexuality, identifying and analyzing the real conditions that education professionals find regarding dealing with the topic in the elementary school. The results point to the need for a broader and more meaningful approach to sexuality in teachers education courses. As sexuality is in the school, the work environment of this professional and the absence of disciplines that discuss this topic in the educational program of these courses was identified by the interviewers as a further obstacle in the school environment, causing the reduction of these professionals' ability to lecture.