Modo de pensar jurídico em concluintes do ensino de direito: entre pensamento tradicional e pensamento crítico

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a law degree and focuses on the legal ways of thinking internalized by graduates of the undergraduate course in law from a university in western Bahia. The proposed research was directed to the following questions: What modes of thinking and acting of their own right can be identified as internalized by graduating graduate of law? What elements of the sociocultural context are being appropriated by the students and can be associated with the development of thinking and legal action expressed by the students? These broad questions guided the development of research supported by the historical-cultural theory. The work of Vygotsky, recognized as the founder of this theory and his colleagues, particularly V. Davidov, were instrumental in finding a way to better understand these issues. We opted for qualitative research because it is considered currently the most relevant when it comes to the understanding of educational phenomena. We developed a case study that was the locus of law degree from Faculdade São Francisco de Barreiras - FASB. Data collection was conducted from August 2009 to March 2010. Data were collected through desk research, observations of situations formal academic context of the course (lectures, meetings, seminars) and informal (conversations in the staff room, corridors and others), semi-structured interviews with students, interviews with teachers, and course coordinator. The analysis revealed particular features of the formation of Bachelor of Law pointed out that the bond of legal thinking associated with three major arteries called: Traditional, Critical, and Transition between Traditional and Critical.