O ensino médio em tempo integral: um desafio para as políticas públicas A CHALLENGE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze how public policies are directed to offer Full-Time Education, that is, to achieve the number six goal of the National Education Plan (PNE). The relevance of the study, in a summarized form, is to verify if the public policies in force are aligned to support meeting the target in question, specific for Full Time High School. The methodological approach of investigation adopted in this research was quali-quantitative. The research had two initial stages: the first consisting of data collection and statistical analysis of the goals established by the National Plan for High School; and the second is a subjective analysis of how these goals are being met by public policies. The work portrays the scenario of Brazilian education regarding the increase in the enrollment rate in Secondary Education, the offer of Full-Time Education and fostering the quality of Education in High School in Full-Time, considering the time span from 2014 to 2020, according with the PNE. Points of improvement in education were highlighted in some regions of Brazil, due to the adoption of high school by some States, as well as obstacles yet to be overcome were reported. However, the study showed us that goal 6 (six) of the PNE has not been achieved so far, showing that public policies are not being able to change the Full-Time High School scenario. As a suggestion to overcome the political barrier that proved to be a differential for materializing the goals, it is recommended that the National Plan be widely known, understood, debated and monitored by society as a whole and, thus, guide public policies for the materialization of their goals, especially goal six, the focus of this article.