Descobrindo o sentido da profissão e a mim mesma como professora

Abstract

The methodology used to write this report is inscribed in the pattern of qualitative investigation, favouring interpretation as a means to produce meaning. It is a process of reflection grounded on two axes: - Identification of formative moments; - reinterpretation of these moments so as to foster meaning. In the process of trying to understand with whom and how I have developed my professional self, knowledge and know-how, I ended up 'discovering the meaning of the profession and myself as a teacher.' Simultaneously narrator and investigator, endowed with an interpreting ability made possible by theoretical lenses, I realized that my professional identity is characterized as a continuous process of development, based on three structuring factors, which were common to the three selected moments: working with others, supervision (essentially understood in its horizontal / collaborative concept) and the drive to learn. What I present here is not a linear story, but three significant and formative moments from a professional journey structured in phases. It is the result of a dynamic interaction between narration and reflection, in an evolutionary perspective. In the last part, an account of present-future prospects is also conveyed.

Date of Award	28 Oct 2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria do Céu Roldão (Supervisor)