Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-02-17T11:39:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Marcius Vinicius Borges Silva.pdf: 1073725 bytes, checksum: 725d8e34f0e21981a1611e275927207b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T11:39:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015 - Marcius Vinicius Borges Silva.pdf: 1073725 bytes, checksum: 725d8e34f0e21981a1611e275927207b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-23 / This dissertation presents Pronatec/CTUR Family Farming course students? view on the program?s contribution to the improvement of small farmers? condition . In order to contextualize the Pronatec, we carried out a brief historical rescue of the professional technical education in Brazil, featuring some programs created since the Republican period, introducing the Family Farming Course of Pronatec/CTUR, identifying the subjects offered and their objectives. We analyzed to what extent and in what way the technical training has contributed to the professional development and to the valorization of the practice of agricultural production, which were students? interests for such training, How it was applied in practice and if they were multipliers of knowledge acquired. We used quanti-qualitative research, through questionnaires with open and closed questions, visits and observations at home, with the participation of sixteen students who finished the course. The data revealed participants? satisfaction, the good quality of the course, the teachers? genuine approach and valorization of the farmer?s family. On the other hand, we found out lack of technical support in the farmers? daily activities and lack of practical lessons during the course. / Esta disserta??o apresenta a vis?o dos alunos do curso de Agricultura Familiar do Pronatec/CTUR sobre a contribui??o do programa na melhoria de sua condi??o de pequenos agricultores. Para contextualizarmos o Pronatec, realizamos um breve resgate hist?rico do ensino t?cnico profissional no Brasil apresentando programas criados a partir do per?odo Republicano. Apresentamos o curso de Agricultura Familiar do Pronatec/CTUR, identificando as disciplinas ofertadas e seus objetivos. Analisamos at? que ponto, e de que modo, a forma??o t?cnica tem contribu?do para o desenvolvimento profissional e para a valoriza??o da pr?tica da produ??o agr?cola, quais os interesses dos alunos por essa forma??o, como aplicaram na pr?tica e se foram multiplicadores do conhecimento apreendido. Utilizamos pesquisa qualiquantitativa, atrav?s de question?rios com perguntas abertas e fechadas, visitas e observa??es domiciliares, com a participa??o de dezesseis alunos concluintes. Os dados revelaram que houve satisfa??o dos participantes, onde constatamos a qualidade do curso, o envolvimento docente com os alunos e a valoriza??o do agricultor familiar. Em contrapartida, constamos a falta de apoio t?cnico nas atividades di?rias dos Agricultores e a car?ncia de aulas pr?ticas durante o curso.