Um estudo sobre o índice de desenvolvimento da educação básica (IDEB): como as escolas públicas municipais de Juiz de Fora melhoraram o seu desempenho

Abstract

The aim of this study is to elucidate and discuss the nexus of actions developed by the municipal public schools, more specifically the initial series of elementary school in Juiz de Fora, which is configured in the good results of the IDEB. For both, the methodological procedure consisted in the analysis of observed data of 56 schools in the years of 2007 and 2009, obtained from a survey conducted on the site of INEP. Based on this information, we calculate the percentage change of IDEB (ΔIDEB (%)) and so we have selected 8 schools that showed greater variation of the index, being a school from each geographical region. Subsequently, the qualitative analysis consisted in the application of a questionnaire and semi-structured interview. In this context, it is important to register that from 2007, basic education in Brazil began to be monitored by IDEB (basic education development index), a statistical indicator that expresses the results of school performance (approval) and student performance (Brazil). The dissemination of the results gained centrality in discussions about the quality of education offered throughout the country. Thus, the search results will point out the correlation between the actions taken by the schools and the considerable evolution in the IDEB. Finally, we believe that the contribution of this study to the area of research in education is the focus on the educator's point of view, considering that one of the best ways to search the consolidation of an educational policy, as the external evaluation and its results, is giving voice to those who actually experience the process.