Vida familiar e vida escolar: um estudo de caso sobre a trajetória escolar dos alunos internos do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Januária - MG

Abstract

This research was accomplished at Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Januária-MG (CEFET de Januária-MG) during 2006 e 2007 with the participation of 71 intern students: 10 collaborators and 61 researched. The aim of the research was to investigate the trajectory of the students enrolled on the boarding school system, having the family participation on the process of adaptation on this system as analytical reference. This way, we searched the researched students conceptions about their conditions as intern students as well as their school results. We also tried to identify which intern students had low grades and investigate how their relationship with the boarding school and their families happen, yet, if the low grades are related to their relationship with the boarding school and their families. The research was accomplished as a study of a case and we decided for a qualitative research with data collect made by half-structured questionnaires, participant observation, historical and report cards analysis, and interviews with the students. The students made us conclude that the boarding school is extremely important for the formation of those who come from rural areas, from cities with low human development index, as well as low income families that, despite making them homesick, it does not become a reason for low grades. We also concluded that family support and preservation leads the students to value this opportunity, adapting themselves to the boarding school, where bonds are strong marks on the residents of CEFET de Januária-MG.