Ingresso e Permanência na Educação de Jovens e Adultos: o contexto de uma instituição de ensino do interior gaúcho

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to identify the main school factors that contribute to the systematic increase of enrollment, permanence and school performance of students from ‘’Educação de Jovens e Adultos’’ in one of Sesi’s Educational Centers, in the countryside part of Rio Grande do Sul state. The theoretical discussion in which the analysis is based, discuss the related literature, which re-introduce the debate about the unrepaired social debt with part of the society who did not find the means to constitute themselves as people with the ability to write and read as social assets. Besides, the study presents the historical review of the trajectory of EJA in Brazil, within the legal guidelines for the modality, and contributions of the educator Paulo Freire. The qualitative approach was the methodological choice used, through study case procedure, whereas the content analysis was used to conduct the results. The research showed that the EJA from Sesi, Guaporé presents itself in a growing process of juvenilization, which requires from the institution, as well as teachers, and the management team, the care and changes of pedagogical practices to meet this new student profile. The research also revealed fundamental aspects for the quality of education in this teaching modality, EJA, including flexibility, dialogue and the valorization of the individual as a social being, and along with this perspective, the school: Francisco Xavier Kunst, locus of this research, revealed that those positive results are based on methodologies which perceive students as the protagonists of their own school journey, and committed to the latest technologies, without losing sight of the social and cultural context of these individuals. The research concluded that the permanence and the approval rate of students are the result of the conditions the institution offers, such as the connection with the world of work, the commitment for a conscious learning, and the flexible and modern school infrastructure available to the students.