Evasão e retenção na turma de EJA na Escola Municipal de Ensino Fundamental Zumbi dos Palmares

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to understand the reasons for the large number of students who drop out and are repeating in the Education of Young People and Adults in the public school. The research was carried out at the Municipal School of Primary Education Zumbi dos Palmares, located in the neighborhood in Mangabeira VI, in this capital. The main focus is to investigate the phenomena of dropout and school retention in the EJA. Faced with this concern, the following research problem is pointed out: how to ensure that the students of the EJA stay in school and reach future projections involving the participation of all actors in this process? The research was quantitative in nature. The methodological approach adopted in this study points to qualitative field research. The methodology adopted is anchored in the theoretical contributions of Arroyo (2007); Beisiegel (2004); DI Pierro and Haddad (2000); Freire (1979, 1992, 1996, 2011), among others. The research was carried out with subjects of the class teacher and four students of the EJA room, and the instrument used in the data collection included the application of a questionnaire with open questions. As a result of the research we identified the main causes of evasion and retention in youth and adult education, the contributing factors are related to socio-political- economic factors. In this sense some social aspects such as: family structure, public policies, unemployment, violence, and the school itself contribute to the success or failure of the students.