Teachers and the formation of gender identity in elementary education: a study with teachers of a municipal school in gurupi-to

The literature points out that the theme of gender identity, in the school context, even though it is a current and important theme, is still a little debated and explored. The purpose of this article was to investigate, together with primary school teachers, their perceptions about this theme in the school context of the 6th to 9th-grade elementary school, as well to find out the occurrence of curricular training that contemplates the theme of gender study and identify possible actions of approach about the theme. Eleven teachers who taught from the 6th to the 9th grade of Elementary School of a Gurupi-Tocantins municipal institution participated in the study, which was submitted to an interview script with semi-structured questions. For the analysis of the data, we used content analysis with thematic axes. Through this study, the analysis of the interviews highlighted five thematic categories: Gender identity; Relationship Family, student, and school; Religion as a symbol of social regulation; Training and Information and; Bullying and Violence. The formation of gender identity, as well as their perceptions regarding the subject addressed, proved to be a controversial and delicate subject to be discussed in the classroom context since it involves school, family, religion, lack of knowledge and prejudice. Gender identity is characterized as a controversial issue in society in general and in school is no different, which requires demystifying some obscure points about gender identity and teacher preparation.