Ensino médio integrado do IFMS Campus Coxim – uma cartilha informativa de apoio ao processo seletivo

Abstract

This study is part of the Research Line on Organization and Memories of Pedagogical Spaces in Professional and Technological Education (EPT) and it is based on the idea that, in Brazil, to access to public education is a social right for everyone, therefore, it is necessary undertake efforts to improve candidates' guidance and understanding of the notices and rules that guide the student admission process. From this perspective, the aim of this study was to analyze the perception of candidates and employees responsible for the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso do Sul (IFMS) - Campus Coxim selection process, to present an Informative Booklet that contributes to the student admission system in Integrated Secondary Education. It was applied research, with a predominantly qualitative and exploratory approach, which used bibliographic review tools, document analysis, the application of semi-structured questionnaires to candidates from the selection process for Integrated Technical Courses 2021 at IFMS – Campus Coxim and interviews with employees who worked in the responsible sectors, directly involved into the process. The data was treated by Content Analysis. This research contributes to inclusive and democratic entrance into the institution's courses. The results showed that the democratization of access to EMI courses is a complex process, due to the various issues that permeate education from the perspective of a social right, however, in the IFMS, as well as in the whole Federal Education, the number of limited vacancies leads to a selection process that provides vacancies for broad competition and quota vacancies, which are managed based on a bureaucratized conception of the process. Thus, it shows that the selection process consists of a form of exclusionary inclusion, given the lack of vacancies for everyone. In other words, even in the face of efforts to democratize access to the institution, it is meritocratic. In this case, the Educational Product developed consisted of an Informative Booklet that seeks to contribute to the democratization of access to EMI courses, offered at IFMS – Campus Coxim, by facilitating dissemination and guidance on how to enter to interested people.