The expansion of higher education in Amapa: a study on Procampo at the Federal University of Amapa

This article aims to present reflections on the initial training of rural educators in the State of Amapa through the implementation of Licenciate degree in Rural Education at the Federal University of Amapa (UNIFAP). For this study, the methodology used was the bibliographic research to subsidize the review of literature and documents with the analysis the pedagogical Project and the memorial of the courses of study in order to discuss the materialization and the impact of this policy on teacher education. The results show the importance of the degrees offered to teachers Who work in the rural schools of the State of Amapa. The education of these teachers happens with curriculum, assessment, specific space and time, basing on the methodology of the pedagogy of Alternation, respecting the particularities of rural education. The licentiate degrees of Rural Education are a breakthrough for the State of Amapa, since the subjects of the rural education were historically excluded from public education policies in Brazil.