As disputas entre as diretrizes legais e os compromissos institucionais na construção curricular da área do Projeto de Vida do Ensino Médio Integral: a análise de uma instituição confessional

Abstract

The neo-liberal rationale has been a predominant influence in the Education, from the kindergarten-12 until college and postgraduate programs, providing a business culture that prioritizes the market values. This ideology establishes a standardized view of life, including certain reference values that shift the educational institutions and the subjectivity of the students and staff. Considering this context in the high school educational reform proposed between 2022 and 2024, this study investigates how an educational approach based on the “Jesuíta” values can resist the neoliberal education principles using a proposed curriculum that guide the “Projeto de Vida”, at the confessional institution studied. To achieve this objective, two distinct, yet complementary methodologies were used: a literature review and a documental analysis. To improve the investigation and better understand the problem in hand, a qualitative approach was used, surveying focal groups with semi-structured surveys. Results show an unquestionable effect of the neoliberalism in the education proposals, as well as opportunities for rupture with the political and economical models, highlighting the possible use of alternative actions that comply to the legal directives, but are not submissive to them.