Levantamento histórico do curso de licenciatura em Química do IFPE - campus Barreiros: de 2010 a 2023

Abstract

This study aimed to understand how the Chemistry Teaching License undergraduate course at IFPE – Campus Barreiros was historically constituted, what curricular transformations have occurred since its creation in 2011, and how these changes have impacted its institutional consolidation, its formative processes, and its evaluative indicators. To answer this question, a documentary, exploratory, and qualitative research was developed, based on the analysis of Course Pedagogical Projects (PPC) from 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021, and 2023, as well as the reports of the Self-Assessment Committee (CPA) published between 2011 and 2023. The methodology adopted followed the content analysis proposed by Bardin (2011), allowing the identification of categories related to curricular evolution, faculty structure, student profile, results of internal and external evaluations, as well as the campus institutional conditions. Results demonstrate that the course has undergone successive curricular reforms, guided both by national legislation (such as the National Curriculum Guidelines and SINAES regulations) and by regional demands and evaluation findings. A progressive increase in course load, incorporation of extension curricularization, reorganization of core training areas, and strengthening of pedagogical training were observed. The data also reveal fluctuations in enrollment numbers over the years and intermediate results in indicators such as ENADE, CPC, CC, and IDD, although a significant improvement in the Course Concept was observed in 2024. Furthermore, it was found that the teaching staff maintained a consistent qualification standard, with predominance of master’s and doctoral degree holders. It is concluded that the course's trajectory is marked by gradual advances, efforts to adapt to regulations, and structural challenges, reaffirming its essential role in the training of Chemistry teachers in the Mata Sul region of Pernambuco and in fulfilling the social function of IFPE as a rural/countryside higher education providing agent