Os discursos sobre o novo ensino médio.

Abstract

This Final Course Work aims to analyze the discourses produced in the debates held on the theme of reformulating the New High School in the scenario in which a reconfiguration of the Brazilian educational system at the secondary level is established. The reform, sanctioned in 2024, is a product of debates between social and political representations over time around the guidelines established for the reform in 2017. During this period, a discussion was established on the theme that has been the target of many debates and that has generated adverse opinions. In view of this, our general objective is to analyze the discourses conveyed in the digital media about the New High School (NEM) between the years 2022 and 2024. The specific objectives are to: I) carry out a bibliographic review on the theme; II) identify and categorize the positive aspects in the discourses about the (NEM); and III) identify and categorize the negative aspects in the discourses about the (NEM). To meet the dimensions of this analytical-discursive study, we structured the theoretical discussion based on the debate on the New High School Education mediated by the base text published in 2017 and the law of the final text sanctioned in 2024. Methodologically, this research is characterized as qualitative and descriptive in nature, inscribed in the field of content analysis. Regarding the results, we highlight two points: firstly, we infer from the analyzed discourses that positive and negative points stand out in relation to the new law, according to important reference entities in our country. Among the positive aspects listed, the “Training Itineraries”, “the articulation between training and professional education” and the “development of skills” stand out; in relation to the negative aspects, the analyzed discourses highlight aspects such as “the lack of structure in the education systems”, “the lack of teacher preparation” and the “moderate flexibility of technology-mediated teaching”. Finally, we emphasize that there is a focus on training centered on the development of technical skills and abilities, highlighting the place of entrepreneurial training for young people to meet the demands of the job market, underlying the discourses.