Escola Técnica Federal de Mato Grosso (1968 a 2002): do ensino profissional técnico para as classes trabalhadoras à educação técnica apartada do trabalho

Abstract

This work is a result of my master's research, which aims to record the history of the Federal Technical School of Mato Grosso (ETFMT). The investigations take as a starting point the historical perspective, in the context of the history of education, specifically, the professional education in the state of Mato Grosso. The study contributes to the understanding of the school's constitution and development processes in the period from 1968 to 2002. This temporal clipping, which comprises 35 years, corresponds to the time when the school was named Federal Technical School. In the categories of analysis, we highlight some references such as Cunha (2000), Arruda (1990), Garcia (2000), Kuenzer (1985), Saviani (2008) and Ciavatta (2006). The political, social and economic circumstances that prevailed in Brazil, during this period, caused military governments understand that Federal Technical Schools would be a viable way to qualify the workforce, consistent with the model of development that they were aiming for the country, consolidated through decrees of the dictatorial state, which intended to guide the educational politics in favor of the goals of security and development, under the aegis of control, repression and social promotion. After the redemocratization, these schools remained as professional public institutions, referenced by their quality of education, in order to consolidate the tendency of elitism of their public by offering technological education that detaches the graduates from the productive work.