Abstract

PARENTE, Cláudia da Mota Darós. “Mais Educação” Program: impacts and perspectives in the countryside schools. Rev. Elet. Educ. [online]. 2017, vol.11, n.2, pp.439-454. ISSN 1982-7199.  https://doi.org/10.14244/198271991526.

This study aims to analyze the impacts of the “Mais Educação” Program in Brazilian countryside schools, with reflections on the limits and possibilities of the program and full-time education. Information was collected through electronic questionnaires sent to public schools participating in the “Mais Educação” Program. The research considered different aspects: expanding the school day; record of full-time enrollments in the school census; provision of human, educational and financial resources; changes in available spaces; provision of educational, cultural, artistic and sports activities; improvement in the communication process with the community; providing continuing education; changes in the political-pedagogical project and the school curriculum; changes in student behavior; improvement in school performance; improvement in the quality of school meals; development of partnerships; use of other available spaces. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis, we identified significant impacts of the program in the countryside schools, especially with regard to the expansion of educational opportunities. However, the achieved benefits occur among the historical problems present in the countryside schools that were not overcome by virtue of the “Mais Educação” Program format and depend on the consideration of local governments (states, municipalities and Federal District). It presents reflections on the limits and possibilities of the “Mais Educação” Program and full-time education in the Brazilian countryside schools.

Keywords : Full-time educational; Educational policy; Countryside educational..

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