| Summary: | The curriculum's Childhood Education refers in its framework, that one of the objectives of this educational level is "Developing the expression and the communication through the use of multiple languages as relationship means of information, aesthetic awareness and understanding of the world" (Ministry of Education, 1997, p.15). The Artistic Expression is assumed as one of these languages and has, in the early years of schooling (Preschool and 1st Cycle) a significant importance because it allows the child through access to different materials and forms of exploration, develop imagination, aesthetic sense and his knowledge of the world. Also, the Guiding Principles of Organization Curriculum and Programs of the 1st cycle of basic education it is considered that whether manipulation or conducting experiments with materials, different shapes and colors, allows the children to develop "personal ways to express your entire world and to represent reality" (Ministry of Education, 2004, p.89). Over the years of graduation and first year Master, we verified that this area is so important, it is often subsumed to a secondary role, and even subordinate for the remaining, as is the case in the first cycle of, mathematics or Portuguese. It is justified so the choice of a study dedicated to Artistic Expression. This researche appears, thereby, within the pre-school education and 1st cycle of basic education, and aims to contribute to the reflection on the importance given to Artistic Expression by professionals of these two levels of education. Methodologically this study assumes a qualitative approach, looking to study in greater depth the views of participants in the study, these being six professionals of Education, three kindergarten teacher and three teachers. For each of the levels of education, we selected a professional early-stage, one half and one at the end of career. With this choice intended to understand if the interviewed service time had influence on their conceptions about the theme under the study. To obtain answers to initial questions of this investigation we proceeded to the documentary analysis and semi-structured interview to childhood educators and teachers. Results pointed out that the Plastic Expression is valued both by educators and by the 1st Cycle teachers and that it is integrated on a regular basis in their lesson plans, and professional sense of the importance of this curriculum area plays in development children. |
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