Protagonismo juvenil: dificuldades e desafios de sua promoção em uma escola estadual de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

This dissertation was developed within the scope of the Professional Master in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policies and Evaluation of Education of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). The studied management case discussed the difficulties for development of youth protagonism in a Minas Gerais state school under the coordination of the Regional Education Superintendence (SRE) Metropolitan C. Therefore, the guiding question of this study was: How the actions proposed by the Youth Coordination of SRE Metropolitan C contribute to the development and strengthening of youth protagonism in a school under your jurisdiction? The main goal of the research was to describe the difficulties to implement instances of youth participation in a state school belonging to the Regional Education Superintendence Metropolitan C and to propose actions by the school that favor the foundation of unions, collectives and other forms of student participation. The specific goals of the study were: i) to describe how student participation develops within a state school of Regional Education Superintendence Metropolitan C and the attitude of Youth Coordination in promoting this participation; ii) analyze the difficulties faced by the school on establishing of student participation instances such as unions and collectives; and iii) propose the implementation, by the school’s pedagogical team, of actions that favor the foundation of student union, collectives and other forms of student participation. To analyze the situation, the theoretical reference was based on analyzes by Dayrell (2016), Martins (2010) and Paro (2016) regarding youth in high school and their relationship with democratic management at school. The methodology used in this study was qualitative and the research instruments were collective and individual interviews.