Stimulus for the development of ethical skills

An investigation in elementary education

Abstract

Elementary education is a crucial moment in the construction of values on which individuals' social behavior is based. Thus, it is deemed opportune to provide a triangulation between the knowledge that addresses the development of ethical skills and the data obtained in the context of this investigation. It is recognized that this theoretical coupling may allow inferences that develop new pedagogical models that build a fairer and more democratic society. Thus, the main problem of the research arises - Does fundamental education welcome the stimuli for the development of the ethical skills of its students? The specific objectives of the research were to observe, register, and analyze the pedagogical practices and the teachers' knowledge about ethics and the development of ethical skills in children. In order to fulfill these objectives, it began with bibliographical and documentary research to substantiate the inferences, interviews were carried out with professionals in effective teaching, seeking to identify the concepts, knowledge, and practices of this group on the main themes of the research and reflected on the data obtained, throughout the various stages, analytically and methodologically. In view of the analysis, it was concluded that public school education, within the specific scope, welcomes, in its pedagogical activities, stimuli for the development of ethical skills.