Protagonismo juvenil: as possibilidades de participação estudantil no espaço escolar

Abstract

The present study was developed within the Professional Graduate Program in Education Management and Evaluation (PPGP) at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). This management case aimed to highlight how student participation has been implemented within the analyzed school, with the objective of investigating the challenges in establishing student leadership within the participatory structures of Public School Dr. João Pinto. To this end, we will present the perspective of youth protagonism from a macro view, exploring national policies that promote youth protagonism in education, with an emphasis on the BNCC and the New High School model. Subsequently, we will examine how student participation is being encouraged in the state of Minas Gerais, with a focus on current policies: the Democratic Coexistence Program and the Class Representatives / Class Representatives Council Program. Next, we will describe the school studied and the evidence characterizing the observed management case at this institution. To delve deeper into the topic, we will conduct a theoretical study divided into two main areas: the first will be dedicated to a theoretical analysis of the concepts of Youth Protagonism – School vs. Social Formation, while the second will examine Democratic Management and Student Participation. These analyses will be grounded in the studies of Dayrell (2007, 2016), Dayrell & Carrano (2014), Arroyo (2014), Corti (2014), Weller (2014), Dayrell, Gomes & Leão (2010), Martins (2010), Paro (2016), Vieira (2001), Lück (2009), Costa & Vieira (2000, 2006), Costa (2001), and Ferretti et al. (2004). Finally, we present the qualitative research methodology used, which consisted of two focus groups of class leaders, one group of non-representative students, and individual interviews with the reference teacher of the Class Leaders Program, the high school educational supervisor, and the school administrator.