Sentidos sobre o processo de transição da creche para a pré-escola: múltiplos olhares

Abstract

This study was developed in the Graduate Program in Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, on the line of research "Language, Knowledge and Teacher Education". Understanding How the moment of transition from nursery to preschool takes place and what meanings are attributed by teachers, coordinator and family members was the question that instigated this research. It aimed to achieve the following objectives: 1) To describe children’s transition from nursery to the new routine of a preschool in Juiz de Fora, regarding the introduction process of both institutions; 2) To understand the meanings attributed by teachers, coordinator and family to the introduction process in a nursery and preschool. The research was conducted at two Early Years institutions (nursery / preschool) run by Juiz de Fora city council. The work was based on the qualitative approach methodology and was inspired by Bakhtin's perspective on the conception of language as discursive production, to look at the field studies and to narrate the meanings constructed by teachers and family about this introduction process. Two teachers, one coordinator and thirteen family members took part in the research. We applied the dialogic interview and participant observation methods for data production, and for its organization and analysis we used the historical-cultural perspective of the Meaning Core. Two meaning core were constructed with an analysis purpose, namely: 1) Nursery and preschool observation 2) Transition processes from nursery to introduction in preschool. The core analysis allowed us to understand how the introduction process occurs and what are the main characteristics regarding the institutions context, which can be an important step to motivate nursery or preschool teachers to develop and work in partnership and collaboration. The Early Years institution should take care of the introduction process since the first contact with a student’s family. First impressions are responsible for the way a family will relate to the new and usually strange environment. We expect to contribute for the advancement of knowledge production in Early Years education, and, mainly, to discuss the theme within the education system in the city of Juiz de Fora / MG.