This article discusses pre-service teacher education based on the results of a study done in the Pedagogy course in a federal university. Since the establishment of the program in 1986, the research has analyzed the aptness in the professional education of the educators, the meaning of having specific teacher pre-service training and continued education, and finally, the placement of the alumni in the work market. This study reveals how fertile it is to analyze the process of education and the performance of these professionals by reconstructing their trajectories. It concludes that despite the increased practice and research of adult education in Brazil, there is not an effective demand for this specific pre-service education program yet. The professional development of educators of youngsters and adults can contribute to the (re)configuration of the work field, and consequently, to providing better service to a significant portion of a public excluded from schooling.
Adult and Youngster Education; Initial Training; Educator Professional education
