Educate, Occupy, Patrol: the scope and lirnit of a program for poor youth

Authors

  • Geraldo Magela Pereira Leão Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795x.2008v26n1p319

Abstract

An evaluation of social policies for adolescents and young people in Brazil reveals an inflection since the second half of the 1990's. The programs becarne more numerous and began to combine in come transfer mechanisms with other objectives such as school insertion, support for the basic professional training of the youth served. This paper presents the results of astudy about the realization of the Youth Social Development Agent programin Belo Horizonte. A qualitative study that included document anlysis, field observation and interviews with teachers and youth served at one of the program's centers, sought to understand how it functioned and its impacts as a social educational program.

Author Biography

Geraldo Magela Pereira Leão, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte

Graduado em Filosofia (1992), mestre em Educação (1996) ambos pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, e Doutor em Educação pela USP (2004). Atualmente é Professor da UFMG. Mais informações: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9871036913331484

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Published

2009-04-22

How to Cite

Leão, G. M. P. (2009). Educate, Occupy, Patrol: the scope and lirnit of a program for poor youth. Perspectiva, 26(1), 319–340. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795x.2008v26n1p319

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2008): Dossiê - Trabalho, Movimentos Sociais e Educação

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