Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as iniciativas empreendidas no Brasil para certificar em nível superior grandes contingentes de professores da educação infantil e séries iniciais do ensino fundamental, em uma abordagem que busca contemplar tanto o nível macro como micropolítico. Para atingir tal objetivo se efetuou um levantamento dos programas especiais e cursos dessa natureza criados no Brasil entre 1990 e 2000 para certificar professores nesse nível, buscando relacionar essa configuração com o contexto internacional, sobretudo, a América Latina e a Europa (com destaque para o contexto francês). Com vistas a compreender como as políticas e iniciativas tomadas em plano governamental são traduzidas em nível local, buscou-se por meio de uma pesquisa empírica acompanhar a execução de um programa, sobretudo, para tentar compreender as apropriações que os docentes fizeram desse tipo de experiência de formação e os saberes por eles produzidos nesse contexto peculiar. O trabalho de campo, realizado nos moldes de um estudo de caso, foi desenvolvido junto a uma turma de alunos-professores do PEC Formação Universitária Municípios/São Paulo (2003-2004). Os dados foram analisados à luz dos conceitos de habitus, campo e capital simbólico de Bourdieu, da idéia de homem plural de Lahire e das concepções de tática e estratégia de Certeau. Ao enveredar por tais caminhos e análises, a investigação permitiu verificar que a formação de professores em serviço é uma preocupação internacional, alvo de iniciativas e políticas em todas as regiões analisadas. Um discurso comum tem sido adotado na área, ainda que traduzido em sentidos e ações muito diversas nos âmbitos locais. No caso específico brasileiro, do ponto de vista institucional e administrativo pode-se dizer que um sucesso relativo tem sido alcançado, já que milhares de professores foram certificados em nível superior em curto espaço de tempo. No caso do PEC Formação Universitária (São Paulo), do ponto de vista de seu funcionamento, por um lado, o estudo de caso revelou que aspectos não previstos pelos organizadores do Programa foram os principais responsáveis pela satisfação dos alunos-professores como, por exemplo, o processo de socialização profissional proporcionado, especialmente, pelo contato diário entre eles nos pólos onde se desenvolveram as atividades durante os dois anos de execução do programa. Por outro lado, ações previstas e por vezes adaptadas institucionalmente foram alvo de muitas críticas tanto por parte dos alunos-professores como dos agentes educacionais envolvidos, cujas manifestações apareceram na maioria das vezes sob a forma de resistência à academização da formação docente oferecida naqueles moldes. Entretanto, um dado importante deve ser ressaltado: a execução de programas especiais de formação em serviço, tal como se configurou no PEC Formação Universitária, permite à universidade conhecer mais de perto a escola e os professores, abrindo perspectivas de uma colaboração mais efetiva entre essas duas instituições formativas. Dentro desse escopo, a tese finaliza com propostas que visam a contribuir com projetos futuros que venham a repensar a organização e execução de programas dessa natureza e porte. / This research had as its goal to analyze the initiatives that have been undertaken in Brazil to certify at college level big contingent of teachers from childhood education and initial grades at the primary school, in an approach that tries to contemplate both the macro and the micro political level. In order to reach this goal, a survey was conducted about the special programs and courses created in Brazil from 1990 to 2000 to certify teachers at this level trying to relate this configuration with the international context, mainly Latin America and Europe (emphasizing the French context). With the purpose to understand how the policies and initiatives taken at governmental level are performed at the local level, this was searched by means of an empirical research to accompany the execution of a program, especially to try to understand the adaptations that the teachers did concerning this type of experience of formation and the knowledge produced by them in this peculiar context. The fieldwork, was done according to a case study, and was developed with a group of students- teachers of PEC College Education City Council/ São Paulo (2003- 2004). The data were examined according to the concepts of habitus, field and symbolic capital by Bourdieu, the idea of plural man by Lahire and the concepts of tactic and strategy by Certeau. In setting out for these paths and analysis, the investigation allowed to verify that the formation of teachers in-service is an international preoccupation, object of initiatives and policies in all regions analyzed. A common discourse has been adopted in the area, which was still translated in very diverse senses and actions at the local ambit. In the specific Brazilian case, in the institutional and administrative point of view it can be said that a relative success has been reached, once thousands of teachers were certified at college level within a short period of time. In the case of PEC College Education (São Paulo), from the point of view of its functioning, the case study revealed that the aspects not foreseen by the Program were principally responsible for the satisfaction of the students-teachers such as the process of professional socialization provided, specially, by the daily contact among them in the places where the activities took place during the two years of accomplishment of the program. On the other hand, the actions foreseen and sometimes adapted institutionally were the target of a lot of criticisms both by the studentsteachers and the educational agents involved, whose manifestations appeared most of the time under the form of resistance to the academification of teacher formation being offered in those patterns. However, an important fact has to be emphasized: the accomplishment of the special programs of formation in-service, as it was formed at PEC College Formation, allows the university to know the school and the teacher closer, opening perspectives of a more effective collaboration between both of these institutions which are formative. Within this purpose, the thesis ends with proposals that aim to contribute for future projects that rethink the organization and accomplishment of programs of this type and consistency.

This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as iniciativas empreendidas no Brasil para certificar em nível superior grandes contingentes de professores da educação infantil e séries iniciais do ensino fundamental, em uma abordagem que busca contemplar tanto o nível macro como micropolítico. Para atingir tal objetivo se efetuou um levantamento dos programas especiais e cursos dessa natureza criados no Brasil entre 1990 e 2000 para certificar professores nesse nível, buscando relacionar essa configuração com o contexto internacional, sobretudo, a América Latina e a Europa (com destaque para o contexto francês). Com vistas a compreender como as políticas e iniciativas tomadas em plano governamental são traduzidas em nível local, buscou-se por meio de uma pesquisa empírica acompanhar a execução de um programa, sobretudo, para tentar compreender as apropriações que os docentes fizeram desse tipo de experiência de formação e os saberes por eles produzidos nesse contexto peculiar. O trabalho de campo, realizado nos moldes de um estudo de caso, foi desenvolvido junto a uma turma de alunos-professores do PEC Formação Universitária Municípios/São Paulo (2003-2004). Os dados foram analisados à luz dos conceitos de habitus, campo e capital simbólico de Bourdieu, da idéia de homem plural de Lahire e das concepções de tática e estratégia de Certeau. Ao enveredar por tais caminhos e análises, a investigação permitiu verificar que a formação de professores em serviço é uma preocupação internacional, alvo de iniciativas e políticas em todas as regiões analisadas. Um discurso comum tem sido adotado na área, ainda que traduzido em sentidos e ações muito diversas nos âmbitos locais. No caso específico brasileiro, do ponto de vista institucional e administrativo pode-se dizer que um sucesso relativo tem sido alcançado, já que milhares de professores foram certificados em nível superior em curto espaço de tempo. No caso do PEC Formação Universitária (São Paulo), do ponto de vista de seu funcionamento, por um lado, o estudo de caso revelou que aspectos não previstos pelos organizadores do Programa foram os principais responsáveis pela satisfação dos alunos-professores como, por exemplo, o processo de socialização profissional proporcionado, especialmente, pelo contato diário entre eles nos pólos onde se desenvolveram as atividades durante os dois anos de execução do programa. Por outro lado, ações previstas e por vezes adaptadas institucionalmente foram alvo de muitas críticas tanto por parte dos alunos-professores como dos agentes educacionais envolvidos, cujas manifestações apareceram na maioria das vezes sob a forma de resistência à academização da formação docente oferecida naqueles moldes. Entretanto, um dado importante deve ser ressaltado: a execução de programas especiais de formação em serviço, tal como se configurou no PEC Formação Universitária, permite à universidade conhecer mais de perto a escola e os professores, abrindo perspectivas de uma colaboração mais efetiva entre essas duas instituições formativas. Dentro desse escopo, a tese finaliza com propostas que visam a contribuir com projetos futuros que venham a repensar a organização e execução de programas dessa natureza e porte. / This research had as its goal to analyze the initiatives that have been undertaken in Brazil to certify at college level big contingent of teachers from childhood education and initial grades at the primary school, in an approach that tries to contemplate both the macro and the micro political level. In order to reach this goal, a survey was conducted about the special programs and courses created in Brazil from 1990 to 2000 to certify teachers at this level trying to relate this configuration with the international context, mainly Latin America and Europe (emphasizing the French context). With the purpose to understand how the policies and initiatives taken at governmental level are performed at the local level, this was searched by means of an empirical research to accompany the execution of a program, especially to try to understand the adaptations that the teachers did concerning this type of experience of formation and the knowledge produced by them in this peculiar context. The fieldwork, was done according to a case study, and was developed with a group of students- teachers of PEC College Education City Council/ São Paulo (2003- 2004). The data were examined according to the concepts of habitus, field and symbolic capital by Bourdieu, the idea of plural man by Lahire and the concepts of tactic and strategy by Certeau. In setting out for these paths and analysis, the investigation allowed to verify that the formation of teachers in-service is an international preoccupation, object of initiatives and policies in all regions analyzed. A common discourse has been adopted in the area, which was still translated in very diverse senses and actions at the local ambit. In the specific Brazilian case, in the institutional and administrative point of view it can be said that a relative success has been reached, once thousands of teachers were certified at college level within a short period of time. In the case of PEC College Education (São Paulo), from the point of view of its functioning, the case study revealed that the aspects not foreseen by the Program were principally responsible for the satisfaction of the students-teachers such as the process of professional socialization provided, specially, by the daily contact among them in the places where the activities took place during the two years of accomplishment of the program. On the other hand, the actions foreseen and sometimes adapted institutionally were the target of a lot of criticisms both by the studentsteachers and the educational agents involved, whose manifestations appeared most of the time under the form of resistance to the academification of teacher formation being offered in those patterns. However, an important fact has to be emphasized: the accomplishment of the special programs of formation in-service, as it was formed at PEC College Formation, allows the university to know the school and the teacher closer, opening perspectives of a more effective collaboration between both of these institutions which are formative. Within this purpose, the thesis ends with proposals that aim to contribute for future projects that rethink the organization and accomplishment of programs of this type and consistency.

This applied dissertation explored dual enrollment viability when compared to other acceleration mechanisms: (a) advanced placement, (b) advanced international certificate of education, (c) international baccalaureate, and (d) college-level examination program. This multicase, qualitative study explored the competitiveness of dual enrollment versus other acceleration mechanism using Porter’s model and the strengthsweaknessesopportunities- threats analysis as the theoretical frameworks. The study used one-on-one interviews to gather primary comparative information. Five groups were interviewed: (a) the vendors of the acceleration mechanisms, (b) state education officials, (c) district personnel, (d) high school representatives, and (e) higher education representatives. The acceleration mechanisms’ educational objectives, their positioning, and any acceleration mechanisms’ benefits to the various stakeholders were examined. Dual enrollment was compared to the other acceleration mechanisms to develop recommendations for improving the competitive positioning and viability of dual enrollment in Florida. The study found that acceleration-mechanism options were complex and dynamic programs that were highly influenced by government policies and funding. Educational entities viewed the value of acceleration mechanisms differently, especially dual enrollment. All groups agreed that acceleration mechanisms provided rigorous curriculum for high school students to prepare for college. However, educational entities first wanted to protect their own interests and funding. In terms of dual enrollment, financial considerations remained a substantial motivation for the program. The study showed that all acceleration mechanisms offered benefits to participating students. However, the multifaceted and ever-changing nature of acceleration mechanisms provided no clear advantages or benefits for dual enrollment versus other acceleration mechanisms. Several recommendations are made that addressed concerns about the longterm value of dual enrollment for Florida institutions and students.

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