A quarter of century with constructivism as official pedagogical discourse of public education in São Paulo State, Brazil: analysis of programs and documents from 1983 to 2008

• Grant number: 09/05605-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: August 01, 2009
• End date: January 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Education - Fundamentals of Education
• Principal Investigator: Newton Duarte
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Galvão Marsiglia
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research intends to analyze programs and documents of Department of Education of Sao Paulo State ("Secretaria de Estado de Educação de São Paulo") specially those published by Coordination of Studies and Pedagogical Rules ("Coordenadoria de Estudos e Normas Pedagógicas - CENP") and by Fundation for Development of Education (FDE). Those programs and documents are related to Cycle I (Elementary School) from 1983 to 2008. The aim is analyses the trajectory of constructivism as official discourse of public education in São Paulo State during those 25 years. São Paulo is the most important financial and commercial State in Brazil. The Department of Education in this State manages about five millions of students, 230 thousand teachers and 5.500 schools. These numbers show how important is to understand the role of constructivism as a strategic element of educational policy of São Paulo State. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MARSIGLIA, Ana Carolina Galvão. Um quarto de século de construtivismo como discurso pedagógico oficial da rede estadual de ensino paulista: análise de programas e documentos da Secretária de Estado da Educação no período de 1983 a 2008. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências e Letras. Araraquara Araraquara.