Perceptions about babies: a comparative analysis using photographs in the evaluation of training processes

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/22386084.2026.16.11087

Keywords:

babies, photography, professional training, visual anthropology

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for an instrument to evaluate formative training processes, aimed at professionals who work with babies. It is a study using a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative), quasi-experimental before-and-after study. The instrument consisted of showing pairs of photographs of the same baby, in similar situations, although with different facial expressions, before and after the training. The participants were invited to choose one image from each pair and support their choice through an open question from a Google form. 12 pairs of photographs were used, and the average time between the pre and post test was 48 hours. The answers were submitted to a content analysis, with an additional word cloud created to go along the qualitative assessment. The research involved 247 professionals of the Public Service, in three different contexts:  107 professionals working in Brazil (Context 1) and 140 early childhood professionals from the health and education fields working in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg: BabyLab Cerep Phymentin Conference – Paris, France (Context 2) and the WAIMH International Colloquium (Context 3). The results reveal changes in participants’ perceptual criteria following the training, with the incorporation of more technical and conceptual references in the justifications provided. These findings indicate the potential of photography as a sensitive and effective resource for evaluating learning and the effects of training processes in the field of early childhood.

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Author Biographies

Glaucia Maria Moreira Galvão, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

PhD in Child and Adolescent Health – Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG); Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the FAMINAS-BH School of Medicine and the Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais School of Medicine.

Maya Gratier, Paris Nanterre University (UPN)

Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR), Paris-Nanterre University, France. Researcher at the Ethology Cognition Development Laboratory (LECD), Paris Nanterre University, France.

Mariana Negri, Paris Cité University (UPCité)

PhD Candidate (cotutelle), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Paris Cité University (UPCité), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Psychoanalyst and Researcher, School of Music, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Clara Powacrzuk Affonso da Costa, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Ludmila Tavares, Langage Institute (LI)

Doctor in Dentistry, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Instituto Langage, São Paulo, Brazil.

Alessandra Provera, University of Bologna (Unibo)

Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Bologna (Unibo), Bologna, Italy. Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy.

Erika Parlato-Oliveira, Paris Cité University (UPCité)

Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR), Paris Cité University (UPCité), Paris, France. Professor in the Postgraduate Program, Doctoral School "Research in Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology", Paris Cité University (UPCité). Director of the Babylab Cerep-Phymentin, Paris, France. Vice-President of WAIMH-France.

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2026-02-06

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GALVÃO, Glaucia Maria Moreira; GRATIER, Maya; NEGRI, Mariana; COSTA, Clara Powacrzuk Affonso da; TAVARES, Ludmila; PROVERA, Alessandra; PARLATO-OLIVEIRA, Erika. Perceptions about babies: a comparative analysis using photographs in the evaluation of training processes. Revista Educação e Linguagens, [S. l.], v. 16, 2026. DOI: 10.33871/22386084.2026.16.11087. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unespar.edu.br/revistaeduclings/article/view/11087. Acesso em: 7 feb. 2026.

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Revista Educação e Linguagens, v. 16, 2026 – Jan./Dez. – Publicação contínua

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Dossiê: O que o bebê tem a nos ensinar?

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