Educação para o desenvolvimento regional: a implantação do Campus Novo Paraíso do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Roraima.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate, by means of an exploratory and qualitative research, whether the teaching offered by Campus Novo Paraíso (CNP) of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Roraima (IFRR), located in the southern region of the State, in fact valorizes the social, cultural, geographic and economic context of its target audience, as required by the law of creation of the Federal Institutes in Brazil. This work focused on the social and professional subjectivity of the pioneer students of that Campus after a decade of its operation. At first, the History of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education in Brazil was revisited, from its origins until its arrival in the old Federal Territory of Roraima, verifying the nomenclature changes undergone by the institution, implemented by the current Federal Network, and its expansion process, which culminated in the implantation of Uned de Novo Paraíso, now Campus. Following, the process of development of the Unit was investigated. And, finally, its evolution was analyzed over ten years and the reflexes of the teaching offered in that period. The results showed that the education offered by CNP takes into account the local productive arrangements and promotes the social and economic development of both its graduates and the surrounding communities, contributing to the permanence of its inhabitants in that region.