Abstract
This paper presents the trajectory of the research group about Infancy, Education and Culture. The group develops research on educational public policies, child, pre-school and elementary school education, teacher education, reading and writing, adults and children interactions in contemporary society and culture. First, the paper focuses the two institutional projects that have been developed recently: “Pre-school teachers’ education in the State of Rio de Janeiro”, concluded in 2004, and “Children and adults in various contexts: infancy, contemporary culture and education”, which began in March 2005. Secondly, it summarizes theoretical and methodological framework, based on language studies (Bakhtin, Benjamin e Vygotsky), sociology of childhood and public policies. On the third moment, the text describes the projects that have been developed as doctoring thesis, master dissertation and specialization monographs. Our most relevant texts and the research critical questions are discussed along the paper.
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