Abstract
Early infant education and care have become priority issues in Brazil. The present article evaluates the spatial distribution of public preschools in the municipality of Curitiba, in Paraná State, Brazil. This problem is an important aspect of school administration and can relieve problems of inequality in public education, such as accessibility and availability of places. The main contribution of this article is the system it proposes for rationalizing decision-making in the education system in question. This system presents four complementary analyses, although they are independent of one another: (i) analysis of the current location of facilities; (ii) analysis of the proposed location; (iii) analysis for expanding the capacity of existing units; and (iv) analysis of the opening of new facilities. The models were generated using VB.NET© modeling language and were solved by the CPLEX© solver. The results showed that, in general, there is a need for immediate planning to increase the number of places available in public infant education in Curitiba, which is also a requirement for compliance with the goals of the National Education Plan (NEP) that is now in force nationwide.
Highlights
Infant education is widely recognized as the basis of the path to full citizenship, “in its physical, psychological and social aspects, complementing the actions of the family and community” (Article 29 of the LDB - Law of Directives and Bases of National Education)
The NEP (National Education Plan), enacted through Law 13.005/2014, addresses infant education, stating that places in preschools should be available for all 4-5-year-old children by 2016
The present article addresses the evaluation of the spatial distribution of public preschools in Curitiba
Summary
Infant education is widely recognized as the basis of the path to full citizenship, “in its physical, psychological and social aspects, complementing the actions of the family and community” (Article 29 of the LDB - Law of Directives and Bases of National Education). The present article addresses the evaluation of the spatial distribution of public preschools in Curitiba. This problem is an important aspect of school administration and can reduce inequalities in public education, such as accessibility and availability of places. The aim of this article is to present an analysis system to rationalize decision-making in education This system includes four complementary, but independent, analyses: (i) analysis of the current location of facilities; (ii) analysis of the proposed location; (iii) analysis of expanding the capacity of existing units, and (iv) analysis of the opening of new units. This work is important in practical terms because the results can help identifying regions where more places are required They can help to define the best investment strategy in public infant education units in Curitiba.
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