Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the determining factors in the performance of integrated vocational education schools, in addition to management characteristics and specificities.Design/methodology/approachBy means of a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, a case study was conducted in two schools located in the cities of Cotia and São Roque.FindingsThe following factors were identified: engagement and commitment of teachers; motivation and focus of teachers and students; team of professionals; commitment and focus of students; family involvement; leadership and climate and selection of students. The following characteristics were observed: participative leadership associated with the use of management tools; pedagogical leadership in partnership with the school community; monitoring of student performance; performance assessment and training of teachers related to career plan; selection of students and actions along the community.Research limitationsThe results reflect the vision of the schools' managers and teachers and not that of the managing institution. There is no intention whatsoever to obtain generalization to other ETECs but rather inferences that could shed light on future studies.Practical implicationsThis research ratifies what has already been proven in the literature, showing that there are no isolated factors that interfere with performance, but an interrelationship among them, given the characteristics and peculiarities of each school.Originality/valueThis study is expected to contribute to guiding school managers and teachers in the search for quality education, whether vocational or regular basic education.
Highlights
Technical and vocational education has been the object of national and international studies, showing its importance in the economic and social context of several countries around the world, especially for the access of young people to the labor market
When considering the integration of vocational education into high school, the value of this modality stands out, preparing young people who articulate science, culture and work, giving them the possibility to choose to pursue their studies in higher education or, if necessary, join the labor market (Frigotto, 2007)
When considering the 2,000 first schools in Brazil, using the same criteria, 192 are public schools, 65 located in the state of S~ao Paulo. Out of these 65 public schools in the state of S~ao Paulo, 54 are ETECs. This situation gave rise to the motivation to better understand these schools, leading to the following question: what characteristics and specificities of management provide these schools with such results? To answer this research question, it will be necessary to identify the determining factors in the performance of vocational education schools integrated to high school, which characterizes the main objective of this study
Summary
Technical and vocational education has been the object of national and international studies, showing its importance in the economic and social context of several countries around the world, especially for the access of young people to the labor market. When considering the integration of vocational education into high school, the value of this modality stands out, preparing young people who articulate science, culture and work, giving them the possibility to choose to pursue their studies in higher education or, if necessary, join the labor market (Frigotto, 2007). The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons. org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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