Youth, Work and Education in Brazil: Open Futures

Authors

  • Célio da Cunha Universidade Católica de Brasília & Universidade Federal de Brasília, Brazil
  • Ranilce Guimarães-Iosif Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil & University of Alberta, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25749/sis.3638

Keywords:

Labour, Employment and education, Youth unemployment in Brazil

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between youth, work and education in Brazil. It is viewed against the backdrop of the recent mass protests calling for better living conditions, in which young people played a leading role. The paper takes a look at various aspects of youth at a time of uncertainty and growing competitiveness, where challenges are ever greater and where the need for young people to master new skills and abilities is paramount. After discussing the constraints and prospects of the Brazilian educational situation, as well as some of the public policies directed to the youth sector, the article concludes that despite significant strides in the educational sphere, much remains to be done for the youth of Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Célio da Cunha, Universidade Católica de Brasília & Universidade Federal de Brasília, Brazil

Célio da Cunha holds a doctorate in education from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). At present he is a professor in the doctoral and master’s programme at the Catholic University of Brasilia. For ten years he was special advisor to UNESCO in Brazil. He was also director and deputy secretary of educational policy at Brazil´s ministry of education and a professor in the doctoral and master’s Programme at the University of Brasilia. Dr. Cunha is a member of the editorial boards of several specialist educationrelated journals and author of a substantial number of books and articles on education. He was also a member of the OAS (Organization of American States) Education Committee and has been awarded the Education Merit Medal by the government of Brazil and the state of Minas Gerais.

Ranilce Guimarães-Iosif, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil & University of Alberta, Canada

Ranilce Guimarães-Iosif is a professor of educational policy and governance at the Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil. She is also an adjunct professor with the Department of Educational Policy Studies and a research fellow with the Centre for Global Citizenship Education & Research (CGCER), University of Alberta (U of A), Canada. Her major areas of interest are: educational policy, global governance, citizenship and critical education. She has many years of experience as an educator in public basic education and institutions of higher education in Brazil. During her two post docs at the U of A, she developed research projects in public and private schools in Brazil, Canada and Mozambique. Her publications include two books, and numerous articles and book chapters in both Portuguese and English.

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Published

2013-10-31

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013): Youth: The Right to a Place in the Sun?

Section

Articles

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