Ensino técnico-profissional de 2º grau na Paraíba (1971-1982): formando a mão-de-obra qualificada

Abstract

The changes that took place during the Military Dictatorship and the growing Brazilian modernization, drove measures to standardize education and consolidate vocational courses through the LDB of 1971, making them compulsory. This course completion paper, in the field of history of education, aims to analyze the process of implementation of technical-vocational high school in Paraíba, from 1971 to 1982, based on the promulgation of Law N.º 5.692/71. On the historical-educational research, of exploratory-descriptive nature, we consulted authors such as Aranha (2012), Cunha (2000, 2005, 2014), Saviani (1996, 2005, 2008) and other productions. In the documentary part, we collected data from the historical archive of the Paraíba State Legislative Assembly, where we accessed bills. As for the concepts that underpin the production of knowledge, we mention: document/monument, representation, political culture. In this way, we identified four bills authorizing the creation of secondary schools and other proposals for schools in operation in the state, allowing us to see that technical-vocational education was under discussion. In certain creations, we noticed the insufficiency of educandários in the localities in focus, which covered the municipalities of Arara, Araruna, Catolé do Rocha and Salgado de São Félix. Among the reflections developed in this work, from the point of view of qualitative analysis, we conclude that technical-vocational education had more relevance in the political debate in Paraíba in 1979 and the courses offered are of agricultural, industrial and commercial formation, being remarkable the predominance of commercial courses. Finally, we hope to contribute to the memory and the writing of the history of Brazilian education.