Fatores determinantes da evasão nos cursos técnicos do PRONATEC da SECITECI de Mato Grosso no eixo ambiente e saúde 2017 - 2019

Abstract

The present dissertation was conducted within the scope of the Professional Master’s course in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) of the Public Policies and Evaluation of Education Center at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). It focuses on the evasion phenomena found in Pronatec courses developed by Secteci from Mato Grosso, which are offered in Mediotec instance. This study aims to investigate the factors related to this evasion focusing on the courses about environment and health from Mediotec. Those courses are taught at the State Technical School (ETE) from Cuiabá. When investigating the problematic, the research also tries to comprehend the strategies adopted by the school to face the problem. Through this understanding, there can be found more efficient actions directed to it. The history of Pronatec courses offered by Seciteci shows that evasion has become a challenge for managers and teams, as there are found quantitatives higher than 50%, as state diagnoses from three of five analysed courses. This reality reinforces the need of investigating the reasons for this high indice. So, this research aimed answering the following questions: (1) which factor influence evasion from students in the analysed courses?; and (2) how can the school propose strategies to face the problem aiming reducing the high quantitatives of evasion at the program?. As specific objectives, the study also focused on: (a) describing how has Pronatec being implemented, and also the actions developed by the team to avoid evasion; (b) analysing the perceptions about the investigated problem of different actors involved in the program; (c) establishing relationships between the main reasons for school evasion; (d) elaborating a plan of actions to solve the phenomena. The chosen methodology was a qualitative case study. Through it, it is possible to understand the evasion reality according to the perspectives of students, managers and professors. To do so, there were applied questionnaires to students and also semi structured interviews to other participants. Results point out that evasion in the analysed courses are related to internal and external aspects regarding the institution. It is possible to highlight aspects related to employment and incompatibility between work and studies, besides motivational factors, such as class too theoretical; high amount of proposed activities; and also precarious conditions of access and security. Using the diagnosis made as parameter, it is proposed an Action Plan with actions for improving the reality, in a way that evasion can be diminished.