O impacto de programas de educação cívica promovidos pelo poder legislativo como política pública institucional para formação cidadã: lições a partir do Parlamento Jovem mineiro
Resumo
The thematic questioning of this study guides the need to face the resumption of the debate of
the so-called "institutional confidence crisis", analyzes the conjectures to investigate the
relationship regarding the knowledge and the attrition scenario of Brazilian institutions and
politics, and directs the project to examine the contribution of public policies to civic
education programs developed by the Legislative Houses in Brazil. The research used a
quantitative and almost experimental method, through data from a survey of the Young
Parliament Program of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais (PJ), 2008 edition, which
promoted two rounds of questions (pre-test and post-test ) between two groups: young
participants (treatment) and young non-participants (control). The study tested the relationship
between citizenship and civic culture on issues related to knowledge, behavior and
participation in democracy. In conclusion, the data initially made it possible to sustain
premises of failures in civic education; confirm that activities improve the image of trust in
the brazilian institution, fact already found in the literature in this regard; and, consolidate
concepts that drive research on education such as citizen transformation and democratic
support. However, the data also allowed us to reflect on the fragility of this first edition of the
program (PJ) as it did not obtain results on broader knowledge of political sophistication and
did not immediately impact behaviors such as adherence to democracy, trust in other
institutions and interest in politics among the young participants. On the other hand, it also
allowed us to reflect on the impact that the Program (PJ) had as an example of transforming
public policy, as it was a role model for the institution of this type of program in thousands of
other legislative houses, assemblies and municipal councils, even gaining a national program
at the Congress. It also allowed a very important compendium of research, which later tested,
in broader periods, the immediate and late effects that this important type of instrument can
contribute to citizen education and the strengthening of democracy.
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