Funções executivas na educação infantil : perspectivas docentes

Abstract

Executive functions influence our thoughts, emotions, attitudes and behaviors, predicting success in many areas of life: physical and mental health, socio-emotional, intellectual, professional and financial. Research in the context of Early Childhood Education indicates that through playful activities, games and routines, these skills can be improved, allowing children to make better use of Early Childhood Education and a safer transition to the Early Years and other school stages. In this study, whose objective was to understand the knowledge of Early Childhood Education teachers about executive functions, 68 teachers participated in the research, whose responses were analyzed using the Content Analysis methodology. The results showed the importance of executive functions in Early Childhood Education, behavioral issues in the classroom potentially influenced by poorly developed executive functions, in addition to the need for adequate training for Early Childhood Education teachers.