The The technological education

a concept under discussion at the master’s degree in technological education of CEFET-MG

Abstract

The increasingly intensive implementation of science and technology has brought about major changes in jobs, work processes and, especially, the workforce. Thus, in view of the consolidation of this technological industry and with it of technological education, this research aims to describe, analyze and compare the concepts of technological education presented in the dissertations defended in line 2: Formative Process in Technological Education, of PPGET of CEFET-MG, defended and approved form 2007 to 2017, in order to understand the concept of Technological Education and to identify a possible evolution on change of direction in the concept, according to research in this area of knowledge, as well as to identify which are the main theorists. Used by these researchers to conceptualize Technological Education. During the period, a total of 289 dissertations were defended and approved, of which 91 presented to line 2 chosen for analysis in this study. To answer, what is technological education? A documentary research is carried out, in which the object of the research is the dissertations of the program. To understand the concept in question, a bibliographic survey on education, technique and technology was conducted, exposing the conceptual clash around education and technology, seeking to understand technological education. However, it was observed that conceptualizing technological education is not an easy task. The results have pointed to a concept of technological education based on scientific researches which provide basis aiming at the education of the individual inserted into the culture and into the society of its time, and on the changes, it is collectively believed to be reached. The technological education keeps a strict relationship with the education and with technology, but, not only with those, it is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary subject which aims at the education of the individual with traffic on the several sectors of the society.