Análise das ações do Projeto EMPAZ como ferramenta para promoção da cultura de paz no ambiente escolar da Rede Municipal de Fortaleza

Abstract

With the notoriety of the leading position in the ranking of murders of violence in the municipality of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, it has become essential to think about public policies that ensure that the aspects of violence are mitigated. This highlights the importance of public policies on education and a culture of peace for young people in public schools, especially those that enable the development of an environment with conditions that respect diversity, inclusion and an improved quality of life. The aim of this study was to analyze the Escola Mediadora que Promove a PAZ Paz project with three specific objectives, the first being to develop connections between the family environment, the socio-economic context and interpersonal and collective violence in order to understand its consequences in the student environment, the second being to structure the culture of peace movement within school education and, finally, to analyze the public policy of the EMPAZ project for schools and its functional process in the culture of peace by means of a case study. The work was based on the qualitative method, using documentary and bibliographical research, with searches being carried out on the Fortaleza City Hall website and on media websites, along with interviews with members of the educational institution and a case study of the school. The research involved three professionals from the Martinz de Aguiar school. For data collection, the instrument used was semi-structured interviews, applied between September and October, and for data analysis, the strategy used was data triangulation. As a result of this research, it was possible to conclude that the EMPAZ project is the result of a program of attention focused on breaking down the conceived structures that permeate society in order to develop an inclusive culture. In addition, it is possible to see that the actions produced by the project have tools to promote a culture of peace and reduce violence among young people, but further studies are needed to understand the scale of the project and its results in the school environment.