Graduate Program in Education
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Contact:
posedu@puc-rio.br
coordposedu@puc-rio.br
+55 21 3527-1815
+55 21 3527-1816
+55 21 3527-1817
Address:
Departamento de Educação
Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225
10º andar, Prédio Cardeal Leme, Sala 1049L
Gávea,
Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Office hours:
10:00am to 12:30pm and
1:30pm to 4:00pm
General Information
Program Overview and History
The Graduate Program in Education is developed in two levels: the Master’s and the Doctoral Programs in Education.
A pioneer in the country, the Master’ course was established in 1966. The Doctoral course started in 1976. Both have had a decisive role in qualifying professors and researchers of renowned competence, as well as in developing lines of action and research on relevant subjects in the field of the education.
One of its marks is the academic excellence, as is attested by the CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel; from the Brazilian Ministry of Education) evaluation.
Other characteristics of the Program are its plurality and its flexibility. The faculty covers a wide range of analytical perspectives and theoretical–methodological approaches. The Program‘s identity was built on the flexibility of its curriculum structure, with an emphasis on the articulation between teaching and research, without however losing a common ground of knowledge, which are worked in the compulsory disciplines as well as in the foundational ones.
The Master’s course in Education is characterized by the development of a capacity for consistent analysis and criticism concerning the reality of education.
The Doctoral course in Education is characterized by the development of the creativity and technical skills in the educational field, while focusing on the practice of research.
The Program comprehends the following characteristics:
- Interdisciplinary perspective
- A holistic approach on the educational phenomenon in society, exploring the connections between the different social and human sciences.
- Flexibility: it seeks to guarantee structural flexibility that allows graduates to obtain a common basis and, simultaneously, to explore in depth one of the thematic axes specified in the Program.
- Emphasis on research-teaching integration: teaching and research are conceived as intimately articulated, disciplines are enriched with the results obtained by the faculty's research, and graduates are involved in the lines of research of the Department.
Objectives
The PUC-Rio Graduate Program in Education's main objective is to collaborate with the production and socialization of knowledge that can subsidize the intervention in the improvement of the quality of Brazilian education, particularly public education. The Master’s course aims at the development of consistent analysis and criticism on the reality of education, and the Doctoral course aims at the development of the scientific and technical creativity in the education field centered in practice of research. The identity of the Program was built around the teaching- research articulation.
Concentration areas and lines of research
Line of Research 1: Ideas and Education institutions
This line of research is focused on the configuration of educational ideas, mainly in Brazil, from two perspectives: a philosophical one, seeking to deepen the presuppositions that found the different trends and tendencies of thought; and a historical one, which seeks to interpret the meaning of the projects, experiences and institutions through which different social actors seek to materialize those ideas (Prof. Ana Waleska Mendonça, Patrícia Coellho and Ralph Bannell)
Line of Research 2: Education, Social Inequalities and Public Policies
This line of research is focused on the subject of the democratization of education. It comprehends the analysis of implemented macro social policies and of formulated and implemented practices in the context of families, of educational institutions and of their administration. It prioritizes the understanding of both the processes of producing social inequalities and the effective initiatives in promoting equity. The subject of the democratization of education is approached through investigations on conditions of educational access, flow and performance, as well as on the processes that are triggered by political and civil society committed to broaden children, youth and adults' cultural background as well as their educational level. (Prof: Alicia Bonamino, Cynthia Paes de Carvalho, Murillo Maschner Alves de Brito, Sonia Kramer and Zaia Brandão)
Line of Research 3: Teaching work, curriculum, learning and Pedagogical Practices
This line of research is focused on the dilemmas and challenges faced by the professor from policies of evaluation, as well as of curriculum policies proposed by education secretariats and educational companies. The subject of training comprehends both introductory as well as continuing education. In the case of introductory education, the investigations have taken into account the experiences that have been developing in Pedagogy and other degree courses, in terms of knowledge, skills, methodologies and didactic strategies which are necessary for new licentiate courses. In the case of continuing education the research is oriented toward the efficiency of recent policies of teachers’ professional development. These research perspectives are focused on pedagogical practices, with the aim of ensuring the efficacy of teaching and learning of children and youngsters. (Prof: Isabel Lelis, Maria Inês Marcondes and Zena Eisenberg).
Line of Research 4: Cultural Differences, Training Spaces and Educational Processes
This line investigates the relationship between education and cultural processes and instances of socialization. It thematizes cultural practices and conceptions and seeks to understand the historical and social construction of identities as well as of knowledge and their uses. Recent projects of this line have been privileging themes related to childhood and youth; multiculturalism and education (ethnic-racial questions, gender, sexualities, disability, and religions) intercultural relations in formal and non-formal educational settings. (Prof: Cristina Carvalho, Marcelo Andrade, Marcello Sorrentino and Vera Candau)
Line of Research 5: Digital languages, Technologies and Education
This line has as its main goal to analyze and understand training and of teaching-learning processes which configure themselves in the relationship with digital languages. The developed researches privilege: the relationship of children and youngsters with digital media; digital inclusion; digital languages in formal and non-formal educational processes; the evaluation of educational projects and programs with the use of media; digital technologies and pedagogical practices; public policies for the insertion of technologies in education; distance education. (Prof: Apparecida Mamede, Gilda Bernadino, Magda Pischetola and Rólsalia Duarte)
Course Recognition
Master’s and Doctoral degrees
Recognition:
CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Eduction Personnel; from Brazilian Ministry of Education) evaluation: grade 6 (in a 3 to 7 scale) for the 2010-2012 period.
Approved by the CNE/CES MEC n.288/2015 of July 08, 2015.
Granted degrees: Master in Education and/or Doctor in Human Sciences-Education
Requirements for obtaining the Master’s and Doctoral degrees
Master
Obtain a minimum of 24 credits distributed as follows:
- 03 credits in Brazilian Education;
- 06 credits Education Research I and II;
- 03 credits in research groups, to be imperatively completed in 02 semesters, with 01 and 02 credits respectively;
- 06 credits in basic disciplines, to be chosen by the master student;
- 06 credits in elective disciplines, of which at least one must be from outside the field of Education, at the discretion of the Master Program Committee, with previous approval of the Advisor;
- The master student must be approved in an examination of a foreign language (English and French);
- The master student must present, defend and be approved in a Master’s Dissertation (EDU 3000).
Doctor
Complete 48 credits as follows:
- 24 credits transferred from the Master’s course in Education;
- 03 credits in current subjects of Brazilian Education;
- 03 credits in current Doctoral Research Education, involving a preliminary study of the thesis theme, theoretical-methodological discussions and the production of a scientific article;
- 03 credits in Supervised Research work I;
- 03 credits in Supervised Research work II;
- 06 credits in basic optative disciplines;
- 06 credits in elective disciplines, from which at least one must be from a field other than Education, at the discretion of the Graduate Committee;
If the candidate does not have a master’s degree, he/she must fulfill 24 credits corresponding to the Master’s course in Education of the Department.
The candidate may transfer credits obtained in master courses in other fields or institutions, upon approval of the Graduate Committee and in accordance with the general regulatory rules.
After obtaining the regular academic credits, the doctoral student should perform in the Qualifying Examination I (thesis project defense) and Qualifying Examination II (three chapters of the thesis defense).
The Doctoral student must be approved in an examination of both English and French; one of these two languages can be replaced by a third one (except Spanish) proposed by the doctoral student and accepted by the Graduate Committee. The successful result of the foreign language previously tested in the master’s course will be transferred to the Doctoral course.
The doctoral candidate should defend and be approved in a Doctoral thesis.
Admission and Enrollment
Master
- Hold a Licentiate degree or another academic title. In this last case, it should prove experience in the education sector. Present a memorial of 03 pages, in which the candidate should describe his or her work and study experiences, as well as indicating their goals in pursing the master’s course and the object of study that he or she wishes to deepen, in agreement with one of the lines of research.
- Be approved in a selection process, consisting of an eliminatory written test about a current theme in Education and an interview based on the curriculum and the memorial.
Doctor
- Hold a Master’s degree in Education or in another Human and Social Sciences field. This requirement can, however, be dismissed in special cases; in accordance to the regulatory general rules, including the completion of the 24 credits of the Master’s degree or 48 credits. Present an analytical memorial, of approximately 8 pages, about the candidates’ previous professional experience, the lines of studies and experienced researches, and the work project linked to his or her doctoral studies; equally present a pre-project thesis of approximately 8 pages, explaining the theme and the research methodology and relevant bibliography.
- Be approved in the selection process consisting of an eliminatory written test on a current theme in Education, an interview based on the curriculum vitae and on the memorial, as well as the analysis of the thesis pre-project.