Evasão na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica em questão: um estudo comparativo dos Cursos Técnicos Subsequentes em Paisagismo na Rede Federal

Abstract

This dissertation investigates institutional patterns of student dropout in the Subsequent Technical Course in Landscaping at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais (IFMG) – Santa Luzia Campus, between 2017 and 2023, within the context of Professional and Technological Education. The study is based on the understanding that school dropout constitutes a complex and multifactorial phenomenon influenced by social, pedagogical and institutional conditions that affect student retention. The objective of the research is to analyze indicators of admission, retention and completion in order to understand educational flow patterns and their implications for academic management and for teaching in Professional and Technological Education. Methodologically, the study adopts a qualitative interpretative approach and is developed as a case study supported by the analysis of secondary quantitative data obtained from the Nilo Peçanha Platform, as well as documentary analysis of Course Pedagogical Projects. The results reveal persistent discrepancies between enrollment and completion rates, fluctuations in retention indicators throughout the historical series, and a significant disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic period, indicating that challenges related to student retention are structural in nature, particularly in subsequent technical courses offered at night and attended predominantly by working students. As an applied outcome of the research developed within ProfEPT, an Educational Product was created in the form of an Institutional Guide/Protocol for Monitoring and Addressing Dropout in Subsequent Technical Courses, aimed at supporting academic management and the systematic monitoring of student trajectories. The research is linked to the research line Organization and Memories of Pedagogical Spaces in Professional and Technological Education and to the macroproject Management and organization of Professional and Technological Education.