The formative identity of Mathematics Teachers in rural schools

Abstract: This study aims to establish a holistic understanding about the formative identity of teachers who will teach mathematics in rural education contexts by addressing aspects of the constitution of this identity within the scope of the Degree in Education in the Countryside, recognized for preparing educators for Brazilian rural areas. As for the method, we have used the procedures of Discursive Textual Analysis, and the corpus of analysis consisted of documents and other materials produced on the subject that steer the education of these teachers. The results categorize the constitution of this identity based on four specific factors: formative (or institutional), contextual, mathematical and sociopolitical factors, the last one being the one with the greatest prominence and impact on identity. It is, therefore, an identity which is not only pedagogical and restricted to the school environment, but strongly integrated to the political and social issues related to the field, where the interconnections with academic mathematical knowledge are sought.