O Proeja a partir da concepção de seus educandos – um estudo comparado da realidade do Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul- IFRS/ Campus Sertão e o Campus Bento Gonçalves

Abstract

This research is a comparative study with the aim of analyzing how is being developed the PROEJA at Federal Institute of Science, Technology and Education of Rio Grande do Sul - IFRS - Campus Sertão and Bento Gonçalves, as the development of courses, more specifically the Technical Course in Commerce, based on the vision of students. The EJA deals with young people and adults in the lower classes, people excluded of the socioeconomic and cultural aspects in our contemporary society, historically, "marked" by deep social inequalities. Given this context, appeared the concern and the main reason of this research. Sought, thus, making a correlation between the methodological approach, teaching practice and the educational background of the citizens served by this type of education. The Decree 5.478/2005 instituted, in the Federal Institutions of Education (IFE's), the professional program in the form of adult education that changed by decree in 5.840/2006 defines the National Programme for Integration of Professional Education from Basic Education to Professional Education for Youth and Adults Education (PROEJA). This program brings to the IFE's a new challenge, which is to serve a population that did not get the opportunity to have a good basic and professional education in the regular age. Using the research-type exploratory and descriptive characteristics and the study of case methodology, recovering and analyzing the strategies of operation of these Institutions of Professional and Technical Education, data was analyzed and compared, using a questionnaire, applied to a class in each Campus of Technical Course in Commerce, seeking to discover if, these have consistently favoring and increasing the social inclusion process. The results point to some practical differences between the Campi, noting some contradictions, especially, in regard to fulfilling their goals and the articulation between theoretical class and the preparation for the labor market. It was found that each institution adopt different criteria, based on conceptions of the group that is directly connected to the courses. Another contradiction identified between the two experiences, is about understanding that each community school has about this kind of teaching called PROEJA. The results found that, in general, there is harmony of purpose between the institutions, although they have not been developed activities that may seek to approach similar methods of work.