Educating citizens for participatory democracy: A case study of local government education policy in Pelotas,Brazil |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032, United States;2. Laboratory of Microbiology and Cellular Biology, Biology Department, School of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901, Brazil;1. School of Engineering and IT, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia;2. School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A case study was undertaken of Pelotas, a large town in southern Brazil, where a recent government of the Workers’ Party (PT) implemented a range of social policy reforms. The study draws on interviews with key members of the Municipal Secretariat of Education and policy documents, analyzing them in relation to theoretical literature on citizenship and education. The Pelotas approach is seen to be distinctive for its emphasis on active political participation as a citizen's right and as a means to social justice for all. The local government also places a higher value on critical and autonomous attitudes towards the authorities than on cultivating allegiance to the municipality or nation-state. |
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