Interview with Professor Dermeval Saviani: Curricular Policies for Teacher Education – Is There a Future for Teaching in Brazil?

Abstract

In the interview given to Revista Educação em Análise, Professor Dermeval Saviani critically discusses curricular policies for teacher education in Brazil, situating them within the context of historical transformations in national education and the disputes surrounding the roles of the State, the market, and public schooling. The conversation examines continuities and ruptures in educational policies since the period of redemocratization, highlighting the effects of fragmentation, discontinuity, and the commodification of teacher education. Saviani analyzes the impacts of the BNCC, the BNC-Formação, and recent regulatory changes, contrasting them with the foundations of Historical-Critical Pedagogy and the defense of a form of education grounded in systematized knowledge, the articulation between theory and practice, and the valorization of the teaching profession. The interview also addresses the challenges posed by the expansion of distance education, structural inequalities, and neoliberal logic, as well as perspectives for the future of teaching in Brazil, linked to the need for a national development project that places education as a strategic axis for democracy, human rights, and social transformation.