Análise de políticas e estratégias de orientação profissional e vocacional em Moçambique para os alunos do 2º ciclo do ensino secundário público, estudo de caso: Escola Secundária Francisco Manyanga na cidade de Maputo, 2016 - 2020

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the professional and vocational guidance strategies contained in the educational policies implemented in Mozambique for students in the 2nd cycle of Public Secondary Education, case study: Francisco Manyanga Secondary School in Maputo City (2016 - 2020). This is a mixed approach study (qualitative and quantitative), associated with the case study method. As data collection techniques, the research applied questionnaires to 100 students and 50 teachers followed by interviews with two managers of the school analyzed. The study concludes that the professional guidance policy in Mozambique seeks to reconcile the skills model supported by one of the aspects of marginalist economics, the Human Capital theory, which defines educational policy that is conceived of as the direct and subordinate relationship of school education to the market. The research also found that Mozambique does not yet have specific policies for professional and vocational guidance for students in the 2nd cycle and that the strategies contained in the sector’s official documents are unclear and contain little information. It was also found that the implementation of the policy in the place of study is imperceptible. The study suggests that the current Professional and Vocational Guidance strategies in Mozambique should be improved and that the sector should develop a policy exclusively on professional and vocational guidance, determining the conditions for its implementation, and disseminating it in secondary schools. The study also suggests that, at school level, counselling offices should be created and professional and vocational guidance programmes should be developed for students. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)