Laboratório de aprendizagem: processos, funções e resultados alcançados na Escola Municipal Profª Eunice Alves Vieira

Abstract

The present dissertation aims to discuss the role of the Learning Laboratory (LA, in Portuguese) of the Municipal School Profa. Eunice Alves Vieira (EMPEAV), as well as its processes, functions and results reached by the school in implementing the public policy of reinforcement classes and increased school hours, proposed by the Municipal Secretariat of Education of Juiz de Fora (SE/JF). The goal of this study is to assess the implementation and the result of the Learning Laboratory project which made possible for the students to spend more time at the Municipal School Profa. Eunice Alves Vieira, in line with the specialized classes, as well as its functions and contributions and, therefore, define improvements to the service provided to the students. For this research, we considered the information provided by the SE of Juiz de Fora and documents from the school. Bibliographical and documental research were conducted as well as consults to data from the school, its history, implementation of the School PDE and the More Education Program (Programa Mais Educação or PME, in Portuguese), and also the implementation of the LA. The gathered information were treated by means of a qualitative analysis in the school, being necessary a brief study of the MEC documents and other existing bibliographical references, regarding Full-Time Education, teacher in-service training, the relationship between family and school, cycle of policies, Learning Laboratories and the experiences had at EMPEAV. Here, the case study aims to show the good practices conducted at the school’s LA, which, despite difficulties, has provided students with good learning experiences, as well as in-service training to the teachers, new practices, improvements of existing ones, which may be noticed by means of the satisfaction of the conducted work.