Educational opportunities in the Norte Fluminense region: the role of Campos dos Goytacazes in the commuting of students

Authors

  • Jéssica Monteiro da Silva Tavares Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
  • Érica Tavares da Silva Rocha Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v18n116-06

Keywords:

Commuting, Study, Norte Fluminense Region, Campos dos Goytacazes

Abstract

Although daily population mobility is a recurrent subject in urban and population studies in Brazil, the specific dynamics related to commuters seeking educational opportunities still require further reflection. This paper aims to analyze  commuting due to increasing school enrollment in the Norte Fluminense Region, and to describe the profile of commuter students in Campos dos Goytacazes. We approach this subject in its relation to regional urban dynamics, changes in the economy and the labor market. Some factors are pointed out as possible explanatory elements for this growth: the increasing offer of educational institutions; the economic and social dynamics generated by the oil industry; and the recent policies of expansion of vocational  and higher education.

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Author Biographies

  • Jéssica Monteiro da Silva Tavares, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Mestranda em Geografia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) e Graduada em Geografia pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense (IFFluminense). Professora da Secretaria Estadual de Educação, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ - Brasil. E-mail: jessicamonteirost@gmail.com.
  • Érica Tavares da Silva Rocha, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    Doutora em Planejamento Urbano e Regional pelo Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano e Regional. Professora Adjunta no Departamento de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ - Brasil. E-mail: ericatavs@hotmail.com.

Published

01-07-2016

Issue

Section

Original articles

How to Cite

TAVARES, Jéssica Monteiro da Silva; ROCHA, Érica Tavares da Silva. Educational opportunities in the Norte Fluminense region: the role of Campos dos Goytacazes in the commuting of students. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 18, n. 1, p. 109–125, 2016. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v18n116-06. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/1809-2667.v18n116-06.. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.