Avaliação de políticas educacionais: um estudo sobre os determinantes da evasão e do abandono escolar no Centro de Educação de Jovens e Adultos do Município Aquiraz – CEJAQUI

Abstract

This study evaluated and analyzed the determinants of school dropout and abandonment in the Youth and Adult Education (EJA) modality, taking as its empirical locus the Centro de Educação de Jovens e Adultos de Aquiraz (CEJAQUI), located in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The general objective of this research is to assess and analyze the determinants that cause school dropout and abandonment at CEJAQUI. To achieve this goal, the study was structured around two specific objectives: (i) to identify the determinants that lead to dropout and school abandonment among students at CEJAQUI, in order to support the formulation of strategies to reduce these rates; and (ii) to investigate the contributions of CEJAQUI in addressing dropout and school abandonment in the municipality, co sidering its role in educational inclusion and the promotion of citizenship.Adopting a qualitative approach, with an exploratory and documentary character, the research employed bibliographic analysis, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires involving two managers, four teachers, and eight EJA students. The theoretical framework was based on critical authors such as Arroyo (2005, 2006, 2012, 2017), Freire (1987, 1996, 2000), Di Pierro (2000, 2005, 2021), Haddad (2000, 2007, 2015), and Leite (2013), who discuss EJA from the perspective of social justice, the right to education, and the appreciation of historically excluded subjects. The interpretative analysis also relied on the Deep Evaluation approach (Rodrigues, 2008), Content Analysis (Bardin, 2011), and the hermeneutic paradigm (Lejano, 2012), emphasizing the qualified listening of the subjects and the understanding of their educational experiences. The findings of the research showed that school dropout and abandonment at CEJAQUI are mainly due to the need for early entry into the labor market, frequent geographic mobility, and other socioeconomic and personal factors, as detailed throughout this study.