O Programa Ganhando o Mundo Professor e a formação continuada: percepções de participantes

Abstract

The “Ganhando o Mundo Professor” Program, launched by the Paraná State government in 2023, aimed to promote short-term continuing education abroad for state school teachers. This exploratory study is based on references on internationalization through mobility and the development of interculturality in a “cascading” teacher training model. It seeks to understand whether mobility abroad enabled some teachers and pedagogues participating in the program to achieve their objectives. The methodology involved the application of an electronic questionnaire and  a virtual focus group with a small group of teachers. In general, participants evaluated the experience positively, highlighting cultural and educational differences, while also mentioning difficulties that revealed inadequate planning both in preparation and upon return. Stereotypical perceptions about the foreign country were characterized as functional, without deepening the reasons for those differences.