CONTRIBUIÇÕES E TRANSFORMAÇÕES SOCIAIS PROMOVIDAS POR CURSOS DO PRONATEC/IFAC NA RESERVA EXTRATIVISTA DO CAZUMBÁ-IRACEMA, EM SENA MADUREIRA

Abstract

This dissertation, developed within the scope of the Postgraduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT), under Research Line 2 – Organization and Memories of Pedagogical Spaces in Professional and Technological Education (PTE) and Macroproject 4 – History and Memories in the Context of PTE, aimed to analyze the contributions and social transformations promoted by the courses of the National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment (Pronatec), offered by the Federal Institute of Acre (IFAC), between 2014 and 2017, in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve, located in the municipality of Sena Madureira, in the state of Acre, Brazil. The study was motivated by the lack of institutional research assessing the effects of these training programs on traditional populations living in this conservation unit. As a response, a documentary was proposed to record, through the memories of former students and former managers, the impacts of professional education in the territory. From a methodological standpoint, the study adopted a qualitative approach, with an applied nature and exploratory character, based on a case study and discourse analysis. The main procedures included semi-structured interviews, as well as documentary and bibliographic analysis. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP), under protocol CAAE: 82953024.0.0000.0233. Additionally, it was authorized by the National System of Biodiversity Authorization and Information – SISBIO, under authorization number 95530-1. The research participants were extractivist residents who completed Initial and Continuing Education (FIC) courses, former managers of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBIO), former IFAC managers, and teachers who participated in the program. The results indicate that the courses significantly contributed to strengthening the productive autonomy of local residents, the recognition of education as a tool for social emancipation, the recovery and appreciation of cultural identity, the expansion of environmental awareness, and the improvement of family income. Furthermore, the study resulted in the development of an Educational Product in the form of a documentary, entitled “Memory of the Extractivist Peoples: Meaning of Knowledge with Pronatec in Focus”, which aims to disseminate local knowledge and transformative experiences lived by the participants, contributing to the appreciation of Professional and Technological Education in Amazonian contexts. The relevance and originality of the study lie in its potential to support the formulation and implementation of public policies focused on professional education, as well as the promotion of sustainable development in communities located within conservation units, such as the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve.