Children and adolecents in na institutional care in Brazil: education as a right

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https://doi.org/10.21814/childstudies.6846

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Children, Education, Law, Foster care institution

Abstract

The article analyses the historical trajectory of institutional care in Brazil, highlighting the evolution from a welfare-based approach to the current perspective of comprehensive protection and rights. The research investigates a care institution in Florianópolis, with the aim of verifying how the rights and access to formal and non-formal education of children and adolescents are guaranteed by legislation and the institution's practices. The methodology is qualitative, bibliographic, and documentary in nature, using national and international sources, as well as the institution's own guiding documents. Preliminary results showed that the entity has promoted and guaranteed access to education, as provided for in its projects and practices. In conclusion, the article highlighted the importance of analysing the daily practices of institutions to support public policies and ensure that children and adolescents in vulnerable situations have access to education and live with dignity, as subjects of rights.

Author Biography

  • Monique Cristina Gelsleuchter, Instituto Federal Catarinense, Brasil

    Monique Cristina Gelsleuchter holds a master degree in the Graduate Programme in Education at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (PPGE-IFC). Graduated in Pedagogy from the Municipal University Centre of São José (2011). She also has a postgraduate degree in Educational Technologies from PUC-RIO (2013) and a specialisation in School Administration, Coordination and Supervision from UNIASSELVI (2016). She works as an Assistant Teacher of Early Childhood Education at the Municipal Department of Education of Florianópolis and has been a volunteer at Casa Lar Luz do Caminho since 2016, where she is currently the Administrative and Financial Director. Previously, she served as Project Advisor at (UNDIME/SC). Her experience in educational management includes serving as Director of an Educational Unit in Florianópolis (2015), serving on the School Management Board, on the Substitute Selection Process Committee (2018 to 2023), and was coordinator of the Substitute Call and a member of the Disciplinary Administrative Process Evaluation Committee (2022 to 2023). She headed the Coordination of the UAB Centre in Florianópolis (2023 and 2024). In the area of research, she is a member of the Research Project on Educational Public Policies, Teacher Training, History and Memory of Education.

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15-01-2026

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Children and adolecents in na institutional care in Brazil: education as a right. (2026). Child Studies, 8, 29-44. https://doi.org/10.21814/childstudies.6846

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