A implementação do Programa de Inovação Educação Conectada nas escolas estaduais de Juiz de Fora/MG

Abstract

The dissertation was developed within the scope of the Professional Master's Degree in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) of the University's Center for Public Policy and Education Evaluation Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). The management case presented, discussed the implementation of an educational public policy regarding the insertion of technologies in education, the Connected Education Innovation Program. To analyze the implementation of this policy, we targeted a sample of state schools located in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. The guiding question defined for this case management is: what are the main challenges identified in the implementation of the Connected Education Innovation in state schools in the municipality of Juiz de Fora? In this way, the research had as general objective to identify and analyze the challenges in the implementation of the Program in schools in the state of Juiz de Fora and propose actions to improve the implementation process of this public policy in educational institutions. The specific objectives defined were: i) to describe the main policies to promote the use of ICT in education and the Program; ii) describe and analyze the practice of state schools from Juiz de Fora in relation to the implementation of the Program; and iii) describe the processes of implementation of public policies. The considerations are based on the theoretical framework of authors such as Mainardes (2006), who analyzes the policy cycle in the educational field, as well as Lima (2020) and Bruno (2021) who developed studies on the use of technologies during the pandemic and Horta (2017), Nascimento (2009), Kenski (2007) and Porto (2006), authors who address Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in practice pedagogical. The work is based on a case study, where the methodology qualitative in order to promote the survey of evidence, being applied a questionnaire exploratory, to identify the main critical elements in the Program’s practice. In addition, individual interviews were conducted with the managers of the participating schools with the objective of deepening the analyzes proposed in this study. Thus, it is understood that the objective of the research was reached with the identification of the main challenges of the schools. Furthermore, it was possible to verify that there is an interest of the managers in promoting the pedagogical practice with the use of ICT, but, as mentioned, they face some challenges. However, these are difficulties that can be overcome or minimized.