Abstract:
This paper presents the results of a doctoral research investigating the potential of circular dance as mobilizing the expression of emotions and reflections that result in increased awareness of teachers of public schools. Our subjects are two groups of teachers from municipal and state of São Paulo. Developed as an action of School Psychology, the proposal is built on the theoretical and methodological assumptions of Historical-cultural psychology. Our method is based on the Dialectical Materialism and use affective expressions as unit of study based on the reflections of Vygotsky. The data show that the suffering in teaching is great, but the circle dances, backed the concepts of Vygotsky, can become affectivity access door of the subjects and thus enable the configuration of new meanings - this way the development of consciousness.
Keywords:
Historical-Cultural Psychology; School psychology; Consciousness