The The Supervised Internship in the Chemistry Teacher Education Program: A Perspective on Reflective Education

Authors

  • Manuel Bandeira dos Santos Neto Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56117/resbenq.2025.v6.e062514

Keywords:

Pedagogical Practice. Teaching Knowledge. Initial Teacher Education.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how the supervised internship contributes to the construction of a reflective education in the Chemistry Teaching Degree, based on the perceptions of pre-service teachers during their formative experiences in school settings. The research, with a qualitative approach and a descriptive-interpretative character, was developed in two stages: (1) documentary analysis of the Pedagogical Project of the Chemistry Teaching Degree Course at a Federal Institute in the Brazilian Northeast, and (2) analysis of open-ended questionnaires answered by nine pre-service teachers who completed the Supervised Internship III and IV courses between 2017 and 2018. Participants were selected for convenience, based on the completion of the mentioned courses, and all signed an Informed Consent Form, in accordance with ethical principles for research involving human beings. The content analysis technique guided the investigative process, enabling the construction of three analytical categories: the internship as a space for learning and constructing teaching practice; the challenges in articulating theory and practice; and reflective training in the construction of teaching identity. The results indicate that the internship is a powerful learning space, allowing pre-service teachers to develop autonomy, reframe theoretical knowledge, and reflect critically on the educational context. The experiences in schools contributed to the professional maturity of the interns and to understanding teaching as an ethical, political, and socially committed practice. However, the data also reveal obstacles, such as the fragmentation between university and school, the precariousness of teaching conditions, and the lack of systematic support from teacher educators. It is concluded that the supervised internship, when understood as a dialogical, critical, and formative space, contributes to the construction of teaching identity and the strengthening of more conscious and transformative pedagogical practices.

Author Biography

Manuel Bandeira dos Santos Neto, Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE

Adjunct Professor of the Chemistry Degree Course at the Faculty of Education, Sciences and Letters of Sertão Central (FECLESC), campus of the State University of Ceará (UECE). Coordinator of the Study, Research and Extension Group on Teacher Training and Pedagogical Practice in Chemistry Teaching - FORPEQ and the Paulo Freire Chair Laboratory at FECLESC/UECE. Post-doctorate from the Graduate Program in Science and Mathematics Education (PPGECM) - Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Post-doctorate from the Post-Graduate Program in Teaching (POSENSINO) of the association UERN, UFERSA and IFRN. PhD in Science and Mathematics Teaching from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). Master's in Science and Mathematics Teaching - IFCE - Campus Fortaleza. Lato Sensu postgraduate degree in Teaching in Higher Education from the Cândido Mendes University. Graduated in Chemistry - IFCE - Campus Quixadá and in Pedagogy from Faculdade FEBRAS. Member of the research group Training and Pedagogical Practice of Science and Biology Teachers (FORBIO - UFRPE); of the Study and Research Group on Teacher Training (GEFOR) of the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA) and of the Study and Research Group on Scientific and Technological Literacy (GEPACT) of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Member of the Paulo Freire Chair at UFRPE.

 

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Published

2025-12-17

How to Cite

Santos Neto, M. B. dos. (2025). The The Supervised Internship in the Chemistry Teacher Education Program: A Perspective on Reflective Education. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Ensino De Química, 6(1), e062514. https://doi.org/10.56117/resbenq.2025.v6.e062514