A Classe de repetentes: um estudo etnográfico

Abstract

This dissertation studies a class of repeating students in the first grade of elementary school from João Pedro School, the public school from Casa Forte city, in the Região dos Lagos in Rio de Janeiro state. It aims to analyze the processes that lead to the repetition from the experiences and learning of pupils in the classroom. In this scope, fieldwork was conducted during the school year 2008, in the teacher Mary s classroom, this collaborative research. The theoretical method used was an ethnographic approach to research and resources for data collection were participant observation, interviews, documents, audio recordings and video. Data analysis was performed by an inductive process with features of the software (Atlas ti.). The categories derived from the analysis process by as much as software by the researcher were: absenteeism, Textual Production, violence and repetition. These categories were used to justify school visor and indicate both the approval, the disapproval of those pupils. The ongoing process of repetition from Class shows the school difficulty to deal with difference and diversity among students come from the poorest sectors of Brazilian society, highlights yet unclear criteria, both for students and for the teacher about what to consider as: content, activity and evaluation in the context of a repeaters class of first grade. This research indicates that class counsel has a key role in maintaining unjust and unclear about the approval and disapproval processes of students by teachers. This research contributes to the understanding of school failure by providing evidence for the analysis of repetition