Abstract

IWASSE, Lilian Fávaro Alegrâncio; ARAUJO, Renan Bandeirante  and  RIBEIRO, Amanda Cristina. Reforms of education and work in Brazil. A brief history of a crumbling education system. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.20, e012.  Epub Jan 29, 2022. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v20-2021-12.

In this paper, the reforms of public education in Brazil and their relationship with the transformations of the working world are analyzed. The thesis that aligned education with the civilizing process is discussed, an issue raised by the 1932 Pioneers’ Manifesto and soon interrupted by the adoption of the incipient technical pragmatism, which guided the reforms promoted by Gustavo Capanema. When considering the typical constraints of nations of late capitalist development, education reforms that have to meet the imperatives of productive processes and new people management techniques arise. Thus, when offering vocational or regular education in a shorter time, this should fit the creation of a necessary workforce, which is why concepts such as skills and competencies are shaping the current High School National Common Curricular Base. To support this paper, we relied on the bibliographic reference, documentary sources and legislation on the subject.

Keywords : Brazilian public education; Development and educational reforms; Education and work.

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