Venho de uma família muito humilde mas nunca pensei em deixar de estudar :um estudo sobre o sucesso escolar de raparigas em situação sócio-económica desfavorável

Abstract

When it comes to girl’s school education, many studies are more concerned with the causes of their school failure, neglecting the issue of school success. In the present work on girl’s school education, we have proposed to understand the social factors that influenced girls to remain in school despite living in unfavorable socio-economic conditions. For the materialization of our work, we opted for the qualitative approach, through the technique of the life histories narrated by the girls who present the school success. Our sample was made up of five girls who attend Public Administration and Law courses at Eduardo Mondlane University, who live in university residence and had scholarships due to their socio-economic status. To substantiate the data, we opted for Social Exchange Theory. This theory is based on the idea that social actors are rational beings and in their actions seek to maximize the rewards and minimize the costs arising from their interactions with others. The analysis and interpretation of the data allowed us to verify that the girls remained in school influenced by several factors related to the social environment in which they are inserted. Among several factors, we can highlight the support of the family, belonging to study groups, praise that the girls earned for being dedicated to school and the need to have better living conditions in the future.