Os fatores associados ao baixo desempenho dos estudantes do ensino médio: estudo de caso em uma escola estadual do norte de MG

Abstract

This management case was developed within the scope of the Professional Master’s Degree in Education Management and Assessment (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policies and Education Assessment at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF), and it focuses on the qualitative analysis of possible factors that may be interfering in the low performance of students at Escola Estadual Joaquim Teixeira de Brito (EEJTB) (State School). It stemmed from the hypothesis that the low performance of high school students at EEJTB would be related to factors such as the unfavorable socioeconomic context, the reduction of family participation in this stage of education, the high turnover of teachers and the difficulty, on the part of most teachers, in appropriating the results of external assessments. The general objective was to understand the factors that interfere in the low performance of high school students at EEJTB. The specific objectives defined for this study were: to describe the context, the evolution of the of high school students’ performance and the school management practices; to analyze how the school and the pedagogical management practices implemented contributed to improving the results; to propose actions that can strengthen and foster school and pedagogical management practices in order to improve the students’ performance; and to propose actions that minimize the extracurricular factors associated with the students’ low performance. The theoretical framework used refers to authors who discuss school management and factors associated with school performance. As for data collection, the research resorted to semi-structured interviews with the pedagogical team, the Mathematics and Portuguese teachers, and the students’ parents, in addition to the application of questionnaires to students and documentary analysis. The results indicated that interventions based on restructuring management practices, combined with a more active involvement of the family and the school community, can significantly contribute to improving the students’ performance. This thesis culminates by proposing an Educational Action Plan (PAE) that seeks to strengthen school management and pedagogical practices aiming to improve students’ performance.