Um estudo sobre o "bom aluno" na perspectiva das representa es sociais

In this study is analyzed the core of social representations of the "good student" teachers of the early years of primary education in the municipal of Recife- PE. We assume that new educational practices would be interfering in the representations. The Theory of Central Nucleus was the reference guide in the study. Two hundred teachers participated. The Technique of Free Word Association Test and a central core were the instruments used. The EVOC software and content analysis supported the interpretation of data. The results confirmed the initial assumption and identified as the core of "good student" to be "interested". This component determines the organization of these representations and allows us to glimpse the polysemy underlying social and symbolic roots. These findings suggest that educational policies should not lose sight of the social representations of these professionals, but consider them as a starting point for their elaborations.