THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IDENTITY OF BABY TEACHERS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PROFESSIONALITY TEACHER IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: A REVIEW

Abstract

The continuous and fast transformations of contemporary society bring with them the imposition of the construction of the identity of the baby teacher, to develop his professionalism, as well as a new teaching profile. Given this situation, the work aimed to present a review of papers, to discuss how the construction of the identity of the teachers of babies is an essential factor for the professionalization of these educators in early childhood education. This is an integrative literature review research whose methodological procedures involved a literature survey in February 2021, in the CAPES and Google Scholar databases, allowing the identification of 15 articles that met the eligibility criteria, reading the articles and writing the text. As a result, it can be seen that the construction of the baby teacher's identity is fundamental for this professional to have his/her pedagogical work recognized and valued, overcoming the existentialist view of baby care in early childhood education. The present research concludes that is essential to guarantee the nursery teacher access to long-term and quality continuing education courses, capable of contributing to the development of the specific knowledge necessary for working with babies. Because, it allows the creation of a new professional profile, the construction of its identity, the re-signification of practice, and, consequently, the teaching professionalism.