Valorizando o espaço exterior e inovando práticas pedagógicas em educação de infância
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https://doi.org/10.35362/rie72037Palabras clave:
espacios exteriores; jugar; innovación pedagógica; educación infantil., Espaços exteriores, brincar, inovação pedagógica, educação de infânciaResumen
En Portugal, las prácticas pedagógicas en contextos de educación infantil se centran sobre todo en lo que ocurre dentro del aula, ignorando con frecuencia el potencial que tienen los espacios exteriores sobre el bienestar y el desarrollo de los niños y niñas. En el presente trabajo, se describe el proceso de creación de conocimientos y de transformación de prácticas pedagógicas que ponen en valor el potencial del espacio exterior en el ámbito de la educación infantil en Portugal. El enfoque conceptual se relaciona con la investigación sobre el desarrollo profesional y el aprendizaje de los niños y las niñas en los espacios exteriores, considerando a los educadores como elementos indispensables en el proceso de cambio.
En este contexto, se ha llevado a cabo un proyecto de investigación-acción de naturaleza colaborativa en el que cinco profesoras de educación infantil asumieron el reto de innovar en la práctica pedagógica basándose en la observación y el análisis del alumnado en los espacios exteriores. En las reuniones de equipo se compartieron y comentaron los datos y las observaciones recopiladas y se propusieron los retos de cambio resultantes durante todo un curso escolar.
El proyecto permitió que se estableciera un vínculo entre la investigación y los cambios en las prácticas, potenciando dinámicas de aprendizaje en el ámbito profesional. Las educadoras afirman que adquirieron una nueva perspectiva acerca de la importancia de jugar en espacios exteriores y se registraron algunos cambios. Sin embargo, la mayoría afirma que no se siente tan segura en su papel como profesional en este nuevo contexto, lo que sugiere la existencia de grandes dificultades en el cambio de las prácticas y los hábitos arraigados.
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