Cadernos de Pesquisa (Dec 2011)

Reflexão sobre alguns desafios do ensino médio no Brasil hoje Some contemporary challenges of secondary education in Brazil

  • Nora Krawczyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-15742011000300006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 144
pp. 752 – 769

Abstract

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A proposta deste artigo é desenvolver algumas ideias que possam contribuir para o debate sobre o ensino médio no Brasil, a partir das condições existentes nas instituições, das políticas educacionais em curso e dos desafios colocados pela realidade social, econômica e política. Discutem-se aqui a importância política, social e econômica da expansão e obrigatoriedade do ensino médio, o caráter cultural da escola e sua relação com a chamada "sociedade do conhecimento", o papel do ensino médio para a juventude, as novas demandas para os docentes, entre outros.The purpose of this article is to develop some ideas that may contribute to the debate about the secondary education in Brazil, giving emphasis to the conditions existing in the educational institutions, the ongoing educational policies and the challenges posed by the social, economic and political reality of the country. It is also discussed the political, social and economic importance of the expansion and the compulsory character of secondary education as well as the school's culture dimension, in its relationship to the so-called "knowledge society". Finally, the role of secondary education for the youth and the new demands it poses for teachers are presented, among some others aspects.

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