Presentation

The program offers a Professional Master’s Degree in an in-person format with hybrid teaching and learning processes. It is designed for teachers, public school principals, and technical staff from public education management bodies who are currently in service. The program focuses on Public Education Management and Assessment, with the following research areas: (i) Models, Instruments, and Educational Measurement; (ii) Public Education Management, Assessment, and Reform; (iii) Equity, Policies, and Public Education Financing; (iv) Assessment, Curricula, and Professional Development of School Administrators and Teachers in Basic Education.

 

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Eliane Medeiros Borges

Vice-Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Rogéria Campos de Almeida Dutra

 

Master’s Program Structure

 

The program is offered in an in-person format, incorporating hybrid teaching and learning processes with multiple technological resources and in-person meetings. This approach includes a repertoire of interactive activities and classes supported by technology:

 

1) For synchronous activities: Web conferences, seminars, guided readings, case studies, research guidance on specific themes, and chats. All synchronous classes are recorded and made available to students for on-demand access throughout the course.

2) For asynchronous activities: Discussion forums, audio resources, wikis, podcasts, blogs, animations, videos, images, and texts available online, as well as slides prepared by professors and the Distance Learning team, e-books, web quests, and an online platform (Moodle) for submission and sharing of activities. Asynchronous activities are not counted toward the instructional workload.

 

The program has a duration of two years, with activities organized on a semester basis. Each semester consists of 16 weeks of distance learning activities (or eight virtual biweekly periods) and three weeks of in-person activities, totaling 60 hours per four-credit course, distributed as follows: 45 hours of synchronous activities and 15 hours of in-person sessions in classrooms and laboratories at the Center for Public Policies and Education Assessment (CAEd) and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). One-credit courses have a 15-hour workload, conducted entirely in person.

 

• In-person activities take place at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) in July and January, totaling approximately three months of full-time in-person participation.

• Distance learning activities are conducted through the Moodle platform, spread over four four-month periods.

 

Students will have access to core bibliographic materials, which will be provided for reference and study. The program officially starts with an in-person opening session in Juiz de Fora, where course faculty will introduce the program’s objectives, structure, teaching format (in-person and distance), faculty members, coordination team, technological support, and schedule. This initial meeting lasts one week and takes place in July or January, with possible exceptions depending on the selection process timeline. In-person classes and activities occur in January, July, and October, integrated with the distance learning components, and faculty members responsible for each semester’s courses will deliver in-person sessions as part of their scheduled activities. During these in-person periods, students will participate in seminars and workshops led by guest professors and researchers, engage in cultural activities, and conduct research activities with faculty members, fostering the development of communities of education managers and encouraging ongoing exchange and interaction beyond the program’s completion.

 

To obtain the Master’s Degree, students must complete a total of 50 mandatory credits, pass a modern foreign language proficiency exam, and submit a research article derived from their dissertation to a Qualis A or B-ranked academic journal or present a technical-technological product. They must also successfully complete two key assessments: the qualification exam and the dissertation defense. At the end of the first year, students must pass a qualification exam, which consists of presenting their developing Master’s dissertation project to an assessment panel. This project is structured into three sections: foundational studies, public education reform topics, and a case study analysis on education management. Upon passing the qualification exam, students proceed to complete their Master’s dissertation in the second year and defend it before an assessment panel. Once approved, they must submit the final version of their dissertation within 60 days. After fulfilling all credit requirements, students will be eligible to request the Master’s Degree in Public Education Management and Assessment.