The Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB) recognized the Doctoral Diploma in Education of the then doctoral student Kátia Caroline Souza Ferreira, with the thesis entitled: "TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROCESSES OF PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE SCHOOL: CHALLENGES AND DILEMAS FOR TEACHERS OF THE BEGINNING YEARS OF FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION IN PORTO SEGURO - BAHIA", supervised by Professor and Researcher at CeiED, Elsa Estrela (Lusófona University).