O abandono escolar na Escola de Ensino Médio de Croatá Flávio Rodrigues, no Ceará

Abstract

This dissertation was developed within the scope of the Professional Master in Management and Evaluation of Public Education at the Center for Public Policy and Evaluation of Education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF). The management case presented investigated the actions that the Croatá Flávio Rodrigues High School (EEMCFR), in Ceará, has developed in recent years, with the intention of minimizing and / or combating school dropouts. From a diagnosis on the numbers of abandonment, it was confirmed that its percentage, in 2018, was 3.4%. This demonstrated that, in recent years, the school has made positive progress, given the high rates that are reflected in public schools in the country. There are, however, isolated cases of classes, mainly from the night shift, in which there is a greater concentration of this phenomenon. Given this context, the research was guided by the following guiding question: What actions have EEMCFR adopted in order to minimise/combat school dropout in the institution, considering that their overall abandonment rates have been lower than those of the state network of Ceará and Brazil? This research aimed to understand how the relationship between the actions of coping with dropout in the institution and the reality in which its school community is inserted. Based on the diagnosis made on the numbers of dropout in this institution in the last six years, as well as on the analysis of the already existing actions in the school, we assume as the main hypothesis the existence of a group of actions developed by the school management, that have exerted on their results of School Dropout positive effects. To obtain these data, was used as methodology qualitative and quantitative research. For this purpose, interviews with semi-structured scripts were conducted with school managers (principal and coordinators), and questionnaires were applied to two specific groups: students with experience in abandonment, at school, and dropout students. With the analysis of the research, we obtained answers on: how the abandonment is perceived by the managers; the internal policies to combat abandonment organised by the school, as well as their efficiency and effectiveness; the perception of the student who has already abandoned, or escaped from school, regarding the institution. In order to contribute with suggestions for the improvement of existing actions, as well as the indication of new actions, an Educational Action Plan (PAE) was presented that was established in three main axes: i) System Management; ii) Pedagogical Management; and iii) Establishments partnerships. The PAE's intention was to indicate the suggestion of new actions that may reinforce the existing ones, thus contributing to the adequacy of these in view of the needs of its school community.