Ações da gestão que contribuem para a permanência dos alunos no ensino médio: um caso de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This dissertation is based on a case study and on qualitative research and it aims at describing and analysing some actions of school management taken by Herval da Cruz Braz (CERHCB), a Referential Educational Center which integrates the Municipal Education System of Juiz de Fora. Those actions were developed to retain Middle School graduates and to motivate them to continue their studies to High School. This dissertation also suggests institutionalized actions to supervise Middle School graduates from another institution who are attending the first grade of High School. Preventing dropouts is a challenge in Brazil‟s educational scenario, especially at the first grade of High School. Research shows that the retention of students at High School is directly related to students‟ performance and to their success in the learning process itself. The research methodology chosen in this dissertation includes document analysis, field observation, analysis of interviews held with a sample of investigation subjects as well as collection and analysis of the data about the flow of CERHCB Middle School graduates when taking High School. Data was provided by the database of Inep (Educacenso). Being based on this case study, this dissertation suggests the need of a pedagogical supervision aiming at students at the first grade of High School who were Middle School graduates in the schools of the Municipal Educational System of Juiz de Fora.