O trabalho de projeto na pedagogia-em-participação

: revelando a aprendizagem das crianças e da equipa educativa

Abstract

The present study intends to understand the project work carried out in an educational context that develops Pedagogy-in-Participation, a pedagogy that truly respects the child and allows him "to live the experience/life, to get involved in the experiential learning process, to give meaning to experience, to build learning, to promote development" (Oliveira-Formosinho, 2009a,b: 8). This perspective of Childhood Pedagogy implied the identification of its educational intentionality axes, learning areas and pedagogical dimensions. This research was based on a qualitative approach focusing on the action-researchand involving all participants (educational team, children and their families). The data collection and the reflections carried out during the action were analyzed and interpreted as a way to monitor and evaluate what was learned throughout the project work. The project work proved to be an important dimension as a promoter for the participation of children and their families and, through pedagogical documentation and monitoring, it was possible to understand children's learning during the project. It also allowed a reconstruction of the educator praxis based on processes of experiential professional learning and theoretical understanding of some pedagogues, and therefor leading to a better understanding of the relevance of project work as a learning and knowledge promoter for children, and also for professional development.

Date of Award	18 Nov 2020
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Júlia Fátima Domingues Basto de Oliveira (Supervisor)