A função social do curso técnico em agropecuária e a escolarização de filhos de agricultores familiares

Abstract

The thesis entitled "The social function of the Technical Course in Farming and schooling of children of farmers, " belonging to the line of research Education, Culture and Society, resulted from a survey whose purpose was to understand the needs and perspectives of the children of families of small farmers in the municipality of Orizona-GO regarding the social function of technical course. This course was instituted, having as an objective, meet the education of children of small farmers in the region. This is a course in historical tradition Campus. The institution has gone through several transformations throughout its history, even changing nomenclature, Agricultura l College of the Federal Institute Goiano Câmpus Urutaí. With these changes, the course has undergone restructuring to redefine its social function. This study also discussed the historical development of family farming, since the subjects were from children of small farmers who have family farming as a means of livelihood. To conduct this research, focused, theoretically, in studies Abramovay (2007), Altafin (2007), José de Souza Martins (1990), Frigotto (2001), Kuenzer (2000), among others. This is a qualitative research, with studies literature sources, document analysis, questionnaire and individual interview with a group of 23 students from Orizona, municipality located in the region of influence of the institution and who has, according to data Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (2006), the largest number of small farmers in the region.