Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate what kind of conceptions children's educators have about learning and human development. Four children educators working in the city of Patrocínio - MG participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data were analyzed from the theoretical foundations of Historical-Cultural Psychology. Through the interviews it was possible to identify that the conceptions presented by the educators about learning and human development are close to the understanding of common sense, since they do not clarify their conceptions in an elaborate way, it means an evidence that the conditions of the teacher’s formation is still uncertain, which has repercussions in the classroom, generating light performances and lacking educational intentionality. These points to the need for a more solid teacher education, which makes it possible to plan interventions, mainly focused on the process of human development. Given this, the psychologist can contribute to the construction of these formations from different perspectives in the constitution of a theoretical-practical reference to the educators.
Keywords:
Historical-Cultural Psychology; child education; development and learning.