PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN BRAZIL: SOCIOECONOMIC AND IDEOLOGICAL REASONS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY

ABSTRACT

In this paper we analyze the socioeconomic and ideological aspects of the national education policy for professional education in Brazil in the recent period (2003-2013). We seek to understand the justifications and arguments of government proposals submitted for the implementation and operationalization of activities and programs for public policies in professional education. Thus, we examine some aspects of these socioeconomic and ideological justifications and arguments that consider the existence of formative deficiencies in the workforce thereby producing insufficient operational and functional conditions to meet the demands of productive sectors and, consequently, raise the schooling, qualification and salary income in the country.

KEYWORDS
educational policies; professional education; schooling and workforce