O projeto de educação instituído a partir de 1990: caminhos percorridos na formação de professores de química no Brasil Educational project run since 1990: educational paths followed by chemistry teachers in Brazil

• Main Authors: Nyuara Araújo da Silva Mesquita, Thiago Miguel Garcia Cardoso, Márlon Herbert Flora Barbosa Soares
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2013-01-01
• Series: Química Nova
• Subjects: chemistry teacher education; legal aspects; teachers' background needs
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422013000100033

<abstract language="eng">This paper presents and discusses governmental approaches to teacher training introduced in 1990, whose focus is the education of chemistry teachers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the relationship between legal aspects and background needs present in the Brazilian educational context, taking into account that the last two decades has seen a significant increase in the chemistry licensure courses offered by higher education institutions in Brazil. Discussing these aspects of chemistry teachers provides a reflection on the real background needs for this group of professionals.