Curricular (re)configurations for the provision of formative itineraries in the new secondary education in public education networks in cities in the north, northeast and central-west regions of Brazil
Common National Curriculum Base; Curriculum Reconfiguration; High school; Public Education; Formatives Itineraries.
TThis Thesis investigates how the Formative Itineraries (FI) are addressed in the high school curricular proposals within the public education networks of Acre, Ceará, and the Federal District. The general objective was to analyze the proposals for the Formative Itineraries of the New High School (NHS) in these educational networks. The specific objectives encompassed: analysis of state curricular prescriptions for FI; understanding the secretariats' guidance and evaluation of the offering; identification of FI selection criteria and their impacts on curricular restructuring; discussion of the meanings attributed by managers to the FI and their implications for school work; and understanding the FI offering considering regional specificities. The Thesis argues that the implementation of the Base and the FI presented complex and contradictory challenges, highlighting tensions in their foundations, objectives, and feasibility, while revealing a gap between educational theory and practice in the studied contexts. Methodologically, qualitative research was adopted, utilizing a multiple case study approach grounded in Historical-Dialectical Materialism. Data collection involved documentary analysis, questionnaires, and interviews with education secretariat managers from Rio Branco, Fortaleza, and the Federal District. The data were organized according to the Meaning Nuclei procedure. The results indicate that the Formative Itineraries (FI), introduced as a curricular innovation, reflect a strong influence of external determinations on teaching work, compromising teachers' autonomy and the quality of education.