Factors which influence the perception of competences for the teaching profession Fatores que influenciam na percepção das competências para o exercício da docência

Nassif V.M.J.; Hanashiro D.M.M.; Torres R.R.

Factors which influence the perception of competences for the teaching profession Fatores que influenciam na percepção das competências para o exercício da docência

Tipo

Artigo

Data de publicação

2010

Periódico

Revista Brasileira de Educacao

Citações (Scopus)

6

Autores

Nassif V.M.J.
Hanashiro D.M.M.
Torres R.R.

Resumo

This article analyses the competences required for academic teaching in relation to the demographic and functional characteristics of university teachers. Based on replies from 282 lecturers to the questionnaire applied in a sample of convenience, an analysis of construct reliability and validation was carried out, generating a scale for evaluating the perception of those competences. By means of multivariable techniques, two groups of lecturers were identified: experienced and new lecturers. The first, made up of older and more experienced lecturers, values above all competences related to interpersonal skills, didacticpedagogical capacity and openness to innovation when compared to the second group. The new professionals, with less time in the University and less teaching experience, were more focused on obtaining titles. They revealed a lack of understanding of what universities expect from them and, above all, what competences they need to develop in order to reach the level of experienced lecturers.