O baixo índice de concluintes no ensino médio do Centro Estadual de Educação Continuada de Betim

Abstract

The present dissertation is developed under the Professional Master in Management and Evaluation of Education (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policies and Education Evaluation of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF). In this case study we analyzed the causes of the high school graduates index being very low in relation to the number of enrollments, and presented solutions to this problem. In order to reach the objective, the management case was first described, analyzing the possible causes of the non-completion of secondary education, having as an analytical reference the State Center for Continuing Education - CESEC de Betim. As methodology was used the qualitative and bibliographical research and instruments as: questionnaires, interviews and readings of several authors. Finally, actions are proposed that contribute to the increase in the conclusion of High School. We assume as hypothesis that the low number of graduates compared to the number of enrollments is: i) the low attendance in class; ii) schedules of non-flexible teachers; iii) lack of teaching materials appropriate to the age group; iv) decontextualized curriculum and; (v) inadequate reception. In the description of the qualitative approach was presented the insertion of the researcher in the area of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) and a panoramic view of this educational modality at the national level, in the state context of Minas Gerais and, specifically, at CESEC in Betim. The next moment we ponder the specificities of the subjects of Youth and Adult Education, smoothing fundamentals and principles that sustain the field of EJA. Throughout the text it was possible to discuss pedagogical proposals to meet the basic learning needs of young people and adults to accommodate the educational specificities of this public. With this research it is possible to observe the importance that the EJA has in the life of its participants and the need of more affective educational practices on the part of the teachers of this modality of education. The results show that in order to increase the number of students in high school, it is necessary to invest in the use of didactic multimedia, besides factors such as profile / performance of the student body, resources and physical structure of the school, processes and pedagogical practices. Therefore, actions such as: restructuring of physical space, valuation of educational actors and pedagogical interventions were proposed. These perceptions were ratified by both the manager and teachers as well as by the students, evidencing that both present similar views on the subject studied.