Fatores de eficácia escolar associados ao desempenho nas avaliações externas: o caso de uma escola estadual de Divinópolis / MG

Abstract

The present work has the characteristic of being a case study aimed to identifying elements of school effectiveness through analysis of a state school in Divinópolis/MG and propose an Action Plan to improve educational outcomes of schools circumscribed to the SRE/Divinópolis. The institution was chosen as an object of research for excelling in a historical series of educational outcomes. Since the 2007 edition, the school has achieved the highest IDEB in the 9th year among all the units belonging to the SRE and one of the highest rates in the 5th year. It is noteworthy, too, that its grades in SIMAVE are consistent with the rates of IDEB. At first, one presented the management case and described the school. In a second step, one aimed to identify and analyze elements of effective schools highlighted in the work of the Evaluation Group and Educational Measures, from UFMG, called Effective School: a case study in three schools in the public school system of the State of Minas Gerais. The elements of school effectiveness in the focus research unit were analyzed in the light of theoretical frameworks of authors like José Francisco Soares, Maria Teresa Gonzaga Alves, Creso Franco, as well as international researchers, such as Sammons, Hillman and Mortimore. The methodological approach includes bibliographic, documental and empirical research, on-site observation, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews conducted with managers and pedagogical staff. The research reveals characteristics of effective schools with management focused on the pedagogical dimension, qualified, committed teachers with high expectations for students. These research findings underlying the propositional chapter, composed of actions directed at schools, circumscribed to the SRE/Divinópolis, such as the creation of the Digital Repository of Effective Projects and also directed for the unit investigated, for the reactivation of the student union and the computer lab, so that the school can further expand the chances of success while as a management referential for SRE.