A noção de competência na formação de professores: um levantamento bibliográfico em dissertações e teses no período de 1974 a 2002

Abstract

With the changes accomplished during the last decade, the term competence was diffused. The official documents have the aim to organize the curriculum even for the teachers and students formation as well the orientation for specific competences, considered necessary for the individual at present time. This work is turned to the understanding of the term competence related to teachers formation. It s organized in three chapters. The first one has the center the concept. The second one contains the analysis of the term according to researches in Education from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) and Universidade de São Paulo (USP) from 1974 to 2002. Finally, we have the final considerations about the term related to teacher s formation indicating that the substitutions for the notion of qualification correspond to a current expression founded into exploration of make value . The research also shows that in a general view, the researches in education keep the term competence in a sense that can be considered individualized and possible to be adapted.