O papel do conselho de escola na redução do abandono escolar: caso da Escola Primária Completa de Gonhane - Zambézia

Abstract

Currently, the approach to issues related to school leaving has assumed a relevant treatment, insofar as there is a higher percentage of school dropouts by students without having completed basic education. It is based on the assumption above listed that this research was developed, with the aim of evaluating the role of the school board in minimizing the dropout rate of students. For this purpose, we resorted to the study of case of the Complete Primary School of Gonhane-Inhassunge. For this purpose, a descriptive study was used. with a qualitative approach and, for convenience, 8 members of the School Council were selected in order to respond to a semi-structured interview. In addition to the interview, an analysis of the existing document at the study site. The results of this study suggest that the main causes of abandonment of students from the Complete Primary School of Gonhane are: change of residence, premature marriages and early pregnancy, lack of student interest, lack of conditions, school-home distance and home activities. The main consequences that the phenomenon of leaving school conditions conditions on students are: an increase in the rate of marginality, criminality and loss of the school year, increase in the illiteracy rate, increase in poverty and increase in the unemployment, delay in cognitive development and the increase in premature marriages. To the main strategies that the Council of Complete Primary School of Gonhane has carried out in order to reduce or eliminate the dropout phenomenon in that school are: raising awareness and mobilization of students and the community in general, construction of school infrastructure improved, eradication of child marriages. It is recommended that further empirical research be done in other schools