Abstract
Issues concerned with teaching and teacher education in Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil raised by a study of the lives of 12 eminent teacher educators are discussed. The biographies shed light not only on the educators' personal stories but also their social milieu and the influence of the Brazilian socio-economic and cultural context. However, each life history was also perceived as influencing wider events. These life stories provided insights into the specific educational characteristics of, the seminal influences upon and the theoretical frameworks adopted by these teacher educators. They also revealed changes in educational philosophy, prevailing pedagogy and teacher practices in Brazilian social and cultural contexts for education over ten decades. The life story and professional career of each educator is a rich source for all educators, and especially for researchers in the field of Teacher Education. This paper considers the development of teaching and teacher education in the light of their work.
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