The The idea of Sustainability in the praxis of the Agroecology Courses

Abstract

Sustainable Rural Development is one of the most important paradigms sought-after by managers and communities in the Brazilian countryside. Regarding educational sector, from 9,394 / 96 Legislation established by the MEC, several institutions of technical and higher level sought to make and adapt to this new conjuncture by creating Agrology courses towards internalization and the proposal of Sustainable Rural Development. The present work sought to analyze the main assumptions that structured the courses of Agroecology of higher level, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul. The work was developed through a case study and qualitative bibliographic research, having as field of study the Political Educational Projects of different federal educational institutions in different regions of the Country. After this analysis it was verified that the courses in question are based on a political, pedagogical project that comprise the principles of Agroecology.