De lavradora a professora primária na roça: Narrativas, docência e profissionalização*

Abstract

The following text introduces stories of the country teacher's formation, aiming to comprehend the professionalization process of secondary school teaching. This research has analyzed, from the developmental pathway, the experiences in identifying the constitution process of the ex-ploughman that became teacher. Thereunto, life-formation-profession stories, have been collected, of four teachers who work in country schools in Bahia, Brazil. These stories describe the multiple connections within the school, established between these teachers and the community of which they are part.