Abstract
The views of different approaches of psychology - and of other fields of knowledge - about the way human being acquires knowledge, may contribute to the comprehension of the relation that is established between adults and kids, adults and teenager and adults and adults in the many educational segments, from day care to university. The goal of the article is to explain the main concepts of theories of Jean Piaget, Lev Vigotski, Wilhelm Reich and Martin Buber, seeking with this, elements that help in the comprehension of the complex teacher-student relationship that goes beyond the classroom and disrupting with a view of education as transfer of knowledge. This relationship is built in a given time and space, marked by values, ideologies, norms and discourses. The contributions of psychology to education must move towards helping to understand the complex interactions established within educational institutions, contextualizing the phenomena and addressing them in the context of relationships between people, considering the complexity involved in this discussion.
Keywords:
psychology; education; teacher-student relationship