O trabalho como princípio educativo : uma análise do Programa Ensino Médio Inovador (ProEMI) nas escolas públicas de Sorocaba-SP
Resumo
This dissertation is as study on the Ensino Médio Inovador Program (ProEMI),
created by the Federal government by ordinance n.º 971, from October 9, 2009. The
aim is to debate if this educational policy strengths the early professional
development of young students who attend the regular public high schools. Work
here is understood as an educational principle, and this study try to investigate the
ProEMI in face of the historical and social necessity involved in currently high school
education and in the whole youth formation nowadays. The first part focus on the
Marxist theoretical and methodological references regarding to the fields of work and
education, specially the contribution of the Italian communist Antonio Gramscie. The
second part presents a bibliographic review of the history of the high school in Brazil.
The objective is to understand how education was structured, its identity and how
high school education posited itself in face of the social conflicts and the demands for
education and training in the productive world. The second chapter also analyzes the
legislation related to the ProEMI, mainly focusing on the first decade of the 21st
Century. At the end of this study, the last and final chapter presents a field research
at Sorocaba School Board (SP). Three public schools were selected by the grades
obtained in the IDESP (Educational Development Index of the State of São Paulo).
The research techniques employed were questionnaire and interviews with the
school management body and students in the 12th-grade where ProEMI takes place.
This study intend to contribute to the unveiling of the public policies for high schools,
relating to the necessities involved in this stage of youth training and formation,
based on principles of Brazilian theorists in Education, who keep alive the spark of a
school for all and of high-quality.