Formação de professores na contemporaneidade: considerações reflexivas no âmbito da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Abstract

This article is the result of discussions held in the Pedagogy course of GT during the II Forum of Undergraduate the Federal University of Tocantins, with the theme "The new curriculum challenges: the training of teachers in discussion." The text aims to bring to light some reflections on the role of the university in the training of teachers facing new challenges for higher education. The procedure adopted for the purpose of reaching walks the qualitative approach and bibliographic. In the midst of the submitted surveys and questions, we sought to provoke reflections to contribute to discussions about the role of the University in the context of current changes. Thus, it is evident that the role of the University in teacher education in the knowledge society, should be heading to intense transformations, which directs for vigilance as its mission, in this era that requires training increasingly consistent with the new demands from the social context.