FROM RURAL SCHOOLS TO FIELD SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TERRA BOA-PARANA

Abstract

The research shows the history of rural education in the municipality of Terra Boa, located in the central-western mesoregion of the state of Parana, in three moments: the first relates to the creation of rural schools and relates to the process of colonization in the municipality, carried out by a private company. As urban and rural lots were being marketed the demand for increased schools. Both the company and the state sought to meet the needs of the population, the first, ceded lots for the construction of schools and the second organized and took responsibility for maintaining the education. In a second moment, following the trend that occurred in the state of Parana, the rural schools of the municipality were being extinguished. Factors such as the decline of the rural population in the process of modernization of agriculture and, especially, educational policies, were responsible for the closure of these schools. Finally, the policy for rural education in Parana and the establishment of rural schools in the municipality are discussed. In order to know the reality of these institutions and in what way they seek to value the culture of the field, the reading and analysis of the Political Pedagogical Projects and semi-structured interviews with professors and pedagogical team were carried out. The results point to the need for teacher training so that they have tools that guarantee the full development of the students, working the contents provided in the school curriculum in a more significant way and close to the reality of the students.