Practical classes of electrical installations in professional education under Paulo Freire’s perspective

Abstract

This article deals with the practical classes of electrical installations in professional education, where learning obstacles related to the students' social reality and the required technical standards were identified. A pedagogical experience was proposed in which students identify the problem through their own questions and obstacles with technical content, so that they plan and build a panel for the practical classes of electrical installations, together with the teacher. This whole process aimed to work in the perspective of Paulo Freire for the construction of knowledge and critical-social training, to teach students the theory and technical standard required by stimulating their reflections on their social realities. Using a qualitative methodology to analyze the speeches, expressions and responses of students throughout the process of pedagogical experience in practical classes, the results that were shown to be positive in relation to the technical learning acquired and the social awareness developed by the students