As reformas da educação profissional e a diversidade cultural: um estudo de caso na escola agrotécnica federal de São Gabriel da Cachoeira.

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the reforms in the professional education concerning the cultural diversity in the upper Rio Negro region. It discusses the impacts that occurred due to Professional Education Reforms introduced at Escola Agrotécnica de São Gabriel da Cachoeira-AM, starting from the Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação, Law n. 9.394/96, analyzing the main points of conflict between the Decree n. 2.208/97 and Decree n. 5.154/2004, until the promulgation of the Law n. 11.741/2008 that changes devices of the Law n. 9.394/96, contextualizing the process of foundation and performance of EAF-SGC in upper Rio Negro region. The methodology used is based in a quali-quantitative research, due to complex characteristics of many aspects of the institution chosen. It was opted the case study as a research method to analyze the repercussions of the reforms in the professional education, in a region where the people demand for a indigenous education. The date analyzes were realized in a historical and critical prospects, that aimed to understand the several stages in the reforms of professional education and their results in the upper Rio Negro region. This way, the EAF-SGC is trying to establish communication between scholar community and the organized civil society, as a way to resize their actions up to deal with the community needs. Nevertheless, there are many requests presented by the indigenous community to the institution, however, they face the lack of human and financial resources. Finally, this study reaffirms the need of a different treatment to this institution since the process of selection of its teaching staff and financial resources that permit the arrival of its educational actions in the indigenous communities.