Preparing Teachers of Young Children in Brazil: Recent Problems and Issues
Titel:
Preparing Teachers of Young Children in Brazil: Recent Problems and Issues
Auteur:
Mello, Soraia
Verschenen in:
Journal of early childhood teacher education
Paginering:
Jaargang 17 (1996) nr. 3 pagina's 43-47
Jaar:
1996
Inhoud:
Early childhood teachers in Brazil might teach in a number of settings - creches, preschools, and grades 1-4. Creches, funded largely by the state and local governments, were designed to care for the physical needs and well-being of children ages 4 months to about 4 years. These facilities developed very rapidly during the period of military government from 1964-1985 (Rosemberg, 1992). In creches, mothers have long been considered suitable caregivers for these children. Thus, it is easy to understand the current public perception of creches as being facilities for “baby-sitting.” Teachers, then, are viewed primarily as entertainers and monitors of children. Further, because the official purpose is to assure children's physical health and hygiene, without regard to educational purposes, nurses are the professionals who generally take care of infants and young children (Campos, Grosbaum, Pahim & Rosemberg 1986).
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