Formação e Profissionalidade Docente em Geografia: Diálogos Ibero Americanos

Glauciana Alves Teles; Sergio Claudino; Virgínia Célia Cavalcante de Holanda

doi:10.35260/54212854-2026

Geography Teacher Education and Professionalism: Ibero-American Dialogues

Authors

Glauciana Alves Teles (ed)

Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-8837

Sergio Claudino (ed)

Centro de Estudos Geográficos – IGOT-UL

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6987-4812

Virgínia Célia Cavalcante de Holanda (ed)

Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6070-7292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35260/54212854-2026

Keywords:

Teacher training, Geography – Study and teaching, Teaching practice, Teacher professionalization, Ibero-American education

Synopsis

The profound social, territorial, technological, cultural, and environmental transformations characterizing contemporary societies pose new challenges for schools and, in particular, for teachers. In a context marked by growing socio-spatial inequalities, successive curricular changes, the intensified use of digital technologies, and increased demands on the teaching profession, the training of Geography teachers takes on renewed importance. More than simply ensuring mastery of the discipline’s scientific and pedagogical aspects, teacher training today entails preparing professionals capable of critically interpreting territory, understanding the complexity of contemporary phenomena, and developing educational practices committed to citizenship, inclusion, and social transformation.

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Author Biographies

Glauciana Alves Teles, Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)

Holds a Bachelor’s degree and a teaching degree in Geography from the State University of Ceará. Holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Geography from the Graduate Program in Geography (PROPGEO) at the State University of Ceará. Serves as Pro-Rector of Extension and Culture at the State University Vale do Acaraú. Professor in the Geography programs (Bachelor’s and teaching degree tracks) and the Graduate Program in Geography (PROPGEO) at the State University Vale do Acaraú. Served as coordinator of PROPGEO/UVA from 2019 to 2024, leading the process of creating and securing approval for the Doctoral Program in Geography.

Sergio Claudino, Centro de Estudos Geográficos – IGOT-UL

He holds a degree in Geography, a Master’s degree in Human Geography and Regional and Local Planning, and a PhD in Human Geography, all from the University of Lisbon. He is a retired professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT) and a Principal Researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies (CEG) at the University of Lisbon. He served as coordinator of the Master’s program in Geography Education at the University of Lisbon, having been the driving force behind the program's creation through a national public petition submitted to the Assembly of the Republic in 2012.

Virgínia Célia Cavalcante de Holanda, Acaraú Valley State University (UVA)

She holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in Geography from the State University of Ceará and a doctorate in Human Geography from the University of São Paulo. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Urban and Regional Dynamics research area within the Graduate Program in Geography at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. She is an associate professor at the State University Vale do Acaraú, teaching in the Geography programs (Bachelor's and Licentiate degrees). She served as coordinator of the Academic Master's Program in Geography from 2012 to 2016.