History of brazilian education: professional education in contexto

Abstract

This study aims to approach a brief report of the historical periods experienced by the country and its direct relation with Vocational Education. The history of this type of education arises with the purpose of forming a workforce to serve the elites, using individuals in situations of social vulnerability, thus giving rise to our historical roots of school dualism. This analysis will be based on documents and authors found, separating data by historical periods as follows: Colonial Period, Imperial Period, Republican Period, Vargas Era, Military Period and Post-military or Post-dictatorship Period. Based on the data found, we can see in this work that vocational education is directly influenced by the thinking of each public manager: sometimes it assumes an assistentialist role, with policies aimed at reducing idleness and marginalization; at other times, it assumes the role of serving the economic system, dressed in the garb of developmentalism; and, at other times, it takes on the guise of comprehensive education, trying to overcome the maxim of intellectual work for the elites and manual work for the "underprivileged".