Instituto Federal Fluminense Research Articles

The importance of leadership in school management: a study at the Maricá Advanced Campus of Instituto Federal Fluminense

This work comes from the dissertation presented to the Postgraduate Program in Technical and Vocational Education and Training at the IFFluminense. The objective was to analyze the perception of the management staff of the Maricá Advanced Campus of IFFluminense regarding the topic of leadership in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The population studied was 09 (nine) employees and the research took place in the second half of 2023. The study methodology was developed through bibliographical descriptive research, of qualitative nature. A field research was also carried out, using a printed questionnaire as a data collection instrument, containing structured and semi-structured questions. In carrying out the analysis of the semi-structured responses of the questionnaire, the content analysis procedure was used. The results showed that the managers who participated in the study understand leadership as an attitude, a skill or a capacity. Based on the participants' responses, it was possible to identify some important factors: contributions from leadership to improve school management and contributions from the association between leadership and school management to improving teaching in TVET.

Student dropout in technical education at high school level: the experience at Macaé Campus of Instituto Federal Fluminense

This article presents the results of research conducted at Macaé Campus of Instituto Federal Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil). The information was collected from students who did not finish their technical education at the institution. From references that put social and educational inequalities into question, which consider these problems as interrelated processes, a survey questionnaire was elaborated and sent to students who were dropping out, transferring, suspending, or canceling their enrollment, to get to know their reality and the cause(s) of their early exit from the course. The description and analysis of the main reasons mentioned by them for dropping out are the primary focus of this text.

Law of Quotas and inequalities of class, race and sex: the student retention policy in the technical and vocational education and training of the Instituto Federal Fluminense

Based on Gramscian concept of Integral State and the theory of social justice by Nancy Fraser (2001), using intersectionality as an analytical tool, the retention and success policy in technical and vocational education and training at the Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF) was investigated, and how it addresses the inequalities of class, race and gender. The documents analyzed recognize that there is inequality of opportunity in access to education and that quotas with criteria defined by Law 12.711/2012 (BRASIL, 2012a) are necessary for the democratization of education. It is observed a contradiction between the recognition of inequalities in opportunities of access, present in the three documents analyzed, but the non-recognition of them in retention, with the absence of actions and indicators that allow the diagnosis of inequalities in dropout, permanence and completion of the course among student groups with cuts of race, class and gender, also between quota holders and non-quota holders. It highlights the different ideologies in dispute for hegemony within the scope of civil society in which IFF community and its institutional policies are inserted. Measures are suggested to improve the planning, execution and evaluation of IFF's student retention policies with focus on social justice.

La importancia de la política de cuotas y los desafíos de la permanencia de los estudiantes de cuotas en la visión de jóvenes estudiantes del campus IFFluminense Itaperuna

As a result of a research carried out with young students of the Integrated Technical Courses of Itaperuna campus at the Instituto Federal Fluminense, this article discussed the importance of quotas in teaching, and raised questions regarding the challenges that Law nº 12.711/12 posed to the permanence of quota students in the respective institution. Based on 22 interviews, the survey found, first, that a good part of the interviewees had a positive perception of the quota law, seen as an important policy of inclusion and historical reparation. Second, we observed that many of the participants understand that only guaranteeing access with quotas is not enough, as it is also necessary to create effective conditions to ensure the permanence of these students. Finally, among the challenges pointed out to permanence, racism stood out, something that is present in everyday school life and that negatively affects the life of black students, especially quota students, due to the disadvantages arising from racial inequality in the country and the condition of socioeconomic vulnerability.

La Ley de Cuotas desde sus beneficiarios: un análisis de los discursos de estudiantes de cuotas sobre la Enseñanza Media Integrada

In this article we analyze the focus groups carried out with quota students enrolled in the integrated high school of Instituto Federal Fluminense Campos Centro campus in 2016, in the courses of Industrial Automation, Buildings, Electrotechnics, Informatics, and Mechanics. As methodological support, we applied the French Discourse Analysis for the possibility of demarcating the implicit elements in the quota students' answers. Through the relationship between neoliberalism, individualism, and meritocracy, moreover the sociology at the individual scale of Lahire (2005), we argue that the discourse of quota students as responsible for “success” and “failure” are decisive to naturalize the deep school inequality among students enrolled in the system of quotas and those from the private school system. This way, the hegemonic neoliberal ideology grounds and legitimizes the (re)production of social hierarchies and inequalities not only of origin but also of destinies.

Evaluation of the virtual course on Moodle for the subject Seminários de Formação Profissional from the perspective of students of technical courses at IFFluminense Campos Centro campus

This work comes from the dissertation to be presented to the Graduate Program in Technical and Vocational Education and Training of Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFFluminense), which sought to analyze the contributions of the application of a virtual course developed in Moodle, based on the Historical-Cultural Theory, to students from technical courses enrolled in the subject Seminários de Formação Profissional at IFFluminense Campos Centro campus, which seeks to support their insertion into the world of work, mainly through supervised curricular internship (ECS). This article intends to present the students' evaluation of the referred course. The research was qualitative, exploratory, using an on-line questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The results showed that the students positively evaluated the virtual course, as it provided an opportunity for them to approach the tutor and the contents, in addition to enabling motivating and interesting teaching strategies, the construction of new knowledge, the evolution in relation to the use of technological resources, self-knowledge, reflection, critical awareness and understanding of the real meaning of ECS.

Aproximações entre tecnologias e educação profissional: apontamentos sobre a implantação do projeto tecnoteca no Instituto Federal Fluminense

Este artigo tem como intuito problematizar a relação existente entre políticas públicas para a promoção de práticas na educação tecnológica e a sua efetiva implementação. Para tanto, utilizou-se como estudo de caso a criação da Tecnoteca no Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), uma sala interativa com ambiente futurístico com recursos didáticos diferenciados. [...]. Como método de coleta de dados, recorreu-se a uma entrevista concedida pela idealizadora do projeto e, a partir desses dados; realizou-se uma interpretação dessas falas e suas relações com os teóricos que embasaram este artigo a partir da técnica de análise de dados conceituada como Análise Textual Discursiva. A partir desse estudo de caso, constatou-se a necessidade de engajamento da gestão escolar para realização de projetos tecnológicos, em virtude das resistências às novas metodologias de ensino, corroborando a importância da formação continuada de professores. Palavras-Chave: Tecnologia Educacional Digital; Institutos Federais; Tecnoteca.

Produto educacional proposto para o ensino e a aprendizagem do espanhol como língua adicional

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo investigar de que maneira um produto educacional, na forma de um curso de extensão em língua espanhola, pode tornar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem mais ativo e colaborativo contribuindo para o desenvolvimento da língua espanhola como língua adicional. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, caracterizada como intervenção pedagógica realizada com estudantes concluintes do último nível de espanhol oferecido pelo Centro de Línguas de um Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia. O Edmodo foi utilizado como Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem. Nele foram disponibilizadas uma WebQuest e uma sequência didática, que nortearam a metodologia de ensino adotada: a Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos. Como instrumentos e técnicas de coleta de dados, foram utilizados: dois questionários, observação, interações realizadas no Edmodo e no espaço da sala de aula. Os dados obtidos por meio dos questionários foram analisados de acordo com a metodologia Análise de Conteúdo. Os resultados obtidos a partir dos outros instrumentos de coleta de dados foram analisados com base no aporte teórico adotado. A partir da análise dos resultados pode-se inferir que a utilização de tecnologias digitais, aliadas a práticas colaborativas e ativas de ensino, contribuiu para a melhoria no processo de ensino e aprendizagem do espanhol como língua adicional.

ALUMNI FROM THE INSTITUTO FEDERAL FLUMINENSE, BOM JESUS DO ITABAPOANA CAMPUS: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR ENTRY INTO THE WORLD OF WORK

Studies on alumni are of extreme relevance insofar as they enable a survey of information that can generate results relating to the planning, definition, and feedback of educational policies. The study sought to analyze the alumni of the technical course in Farming of the Instituto Federal Fluminense, Bom Jesus do Itabapoana campus, and their entry into the world of work. The campus is set in a rural area, where the Local Productive Arrangement is farming. It has to be considered that Law 11,892/2008, which established the Federal Institutes of Education, Science, and Technology, adopts as their purpose/characteristic and goals to provide professional and technological education at all levels and modalities, training and qualifying professionals, focusing on the local and regional socio-economic development; stimulate and support educational processes that lead to the generation of work and income and the emancipation of citizens from the perspective of local and regional socio-economic development. This study included the years 2012, 2014, and 2016. The research is of a quantitative-qualitative aspect due to the importance of complementation among the different methodologies for a better understanding of the subject of study by means of a questionnaire. A documentary and online survey was carried out in order to support and understand the subject addressed. Findings revealed that most alumni continue to study and that there is no significant number of technical alumni in farming working in the field, considering as an incentive the lack of investment in the region; however, the alumni are confident in a perspective of growth in the field.

Research Article Selection of progenies of snap beans using mixed models (REML/BLUP)

The purpose of this research was to select the development of superior genotypes of snap beans adapted to edaphoclimatic conditions of the North and Northwest of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, applying the mixed model methodology. The test was installed and carried out in the experimental area of the Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), located in the municipality of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, using the modified SSD (Single Seed Descent) method. The experiment was of randomized block design with three replications. We evaluated weight of pod per plant and number of pod per plant in ten progenies from the snap bean breeding program of the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF); individual plants were assessed in each plot and in each replication (block). All progenies had mean productivity superior to 1 kg of pod per plant and 144 pods per plant. The 7 and 2 progenies, which came from the crossings between (UENF 7-5-1) L6 × L20 (UENF 14-3-3) and (UENF 7-5-1) L6 × L13 (UENF 7-20-1), stood out from the others, as they led to a higher predicted additive gain for the two evaluated traits. We concluded that the selection for production of snap beans and grains applying BLUP enabled the prediction and achievement of significant genetic gains for breeding snap beans for subsequent generations

Revista Vértices: uma análise da produção científica

Este estudo realiza uma análise da produção de artigos científicos originais entre os anos de 1997 a 2012 pela revista Vértices da Essentia Editora, do Instituto Federal Fluminense, com intuito de auxiliar na gestão da mesma. O trabalho teve como referência os estudos de Francisco (2011) sobre a RAE-Eletrônica, e a partir deste, foi proposta uma pesquisa exploratória de caráter quantitativo e qualitativo dos 250 artigos científicos distribuídos nos 14 volumes, e do nível de acesso ao website da revista. A pesquisa mostra que o Periódico vem aumentando a sua visibilidade nacional. Também se verificou que 41% dos artigos da Revista pertencem à área de Ciências Humanas e dois terços dos autores não pertencem à mesma Instituição da Vértices. Isso denota que a endogenia tem um valor aceitável e, desta forma, o Periódico apresenta pluralidade de autores e Instituições. Além disso, em especial nos últimos três anos pesquisados (2010, 2011 e 2012), a Vértices aumentou o número de publicações que tratavam de questões de cunho socioambiental, socioeconômico e político referentes às regiões Norte, Noroeste, Baixada Litorânea e Lagos do estado do Rio de Janeiro.

Developing and Testing Software for the 14-BISat Nanosatellite

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the development of the software for controlling one of the scientific payloads of the 14-BISat nanosatellite, the Flux-Φ-Probe Experiment (Fipex). This satellite was developed by the Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF) as part of the multinational QB50 mission for the Low Termosphere characterization. In order to provide the necessary support for developing this software, a software toolset was developed in order to to form an agile, integrated development environment for the C/C++ languages for microcontrollers.

Forma de Descarte de Pilhas e Baterias de Celulares Usadas por Moradores do Município de Campos dos Goytacazes e Consciência Ambiental Quanto ao Descarte Adequado

Disposal of household and cell phone batteries is a problem that involves not only governmental agencies, but also the population as a whole. Community cooperation can contribute to reducing the negative impacts of hazardous waste on the environment. In this context, the present study, developed by undergraduate students of Environmental Engineering at the Instituto Federal Fluminense, campu s Campos-Guarus, aims to analyze how residents of Calabouco, Jardim Carioca and Parque Guarus neighborhoods, in the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes, dispose of batteries. We also analyze awareness of the subject among participants. The listed neighborhoods were chosen due to their proximity to the institution, which facilitated the development of this study. Initially, we prepared a questionnaire with six questions about the disposal of household and cell phone batteries. Following, the questionnaire was applied to 308 residents in the selected districts. The result of the questionnaires was duly tabulated and statistically treated. This survey shows that, in the investigated locations, the level of knowledge about the issue is relatively low, and the disposal of these materials is not properly made.

Administração Pública e Responsabilidade Social e Sustentabilidade, Compromisso da Instituição de Ensino Pública: Um Estudo de Caso do Instituto Federal Fluminense

A escola é parte da comunidade e como tal deve proporcionar debates permanentes que permitam a construção de uma sociedade socialmente mais justa, tendo além da preocupação com a formação educacional e profissional o objetivo de formar cidadãos, livres, críticos e solidários. Na busca deste objetivo a educação surge como mola mestra para o desenvolvimento sustentável com inclusão social, derrubando algumas barreiras construídas com a necessidade de atendimento as premissas governamentais em seus projetos e discutindo possibilidade de considerações das particularidades locais, potencializando o ser humano que busca um caminho de vida mais digno. Os objetivos desta pesquisa são analisar o compromisso das instituições públicas de ensino com a questão social e sustentabilidade, identificar as principais dificuldades de implantação de projetos sociais conforme diretrizes do governo federal, considerando não só características gerais, mas, também, as especificidades das comunidades locais, entender a importância da educação para a melhoria das condições de vida comunitária contribuindo para a solidez da aliança entre comunidade e escola para o enfrentamento das questões sociais e identificar as práticas adotadas na atualidade, através da revisão de literatura e do estudo de caso explorado, para melhor gestão das ações futuras. Para responder as questões da pesquisa, foi utilizada como metodologia a aplicação de questionários e realização de entrevistas, observação direta da autora, revisão da literatura e estudo de melhores práticas identificadas no decorrer da mesma, e a utilização do conceito de responsabilidade social e sustentabilidade para análise de políticas públicas voltadas para a educação e o estudo de caso do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Fluminense para maior aproveitamento e entendimento dos dados da pesquisa. Verificou-se que a maior dificuldade existente nos projetos criados pelo governo federal e operacionalizados pelo Instituto Federal Fluminense refere-se à falta de planejamento, que ocorre pela deficiência de estrutura frente a necessidade de cumprir metas estabelecidas, ou seja, os projetos vestem-se de uma roupagem social destoante da realidade, que está interiormente mais comprometida com o atendimento a índices governamentais e melhoria de imagem. Analisando o desenvolvimento dos projetos em curso no IFF, percebe-se a necessidade de alterações que possibilitem melhor gestão, considerando a construção em conjunto com a comunidade, a melhoria no planejamento e controle dos projetos, maior autenticidade das ações de responsabilidade social e a implementação de Indicadores. Quando a instituição pública de ensino assume o seu compromisso ético e social, realizando efetivamente ações para o desenvolvimento da comunidade, e quando esse movimento acontece sem a conotação de interesse próprio ou político, conquista-se o real comprometimento de todos os atores sociais, tais como: escola, comunidade, governo em todas as esferas e sociedade civil organizada, fortalecendo vínculos e gerando benefícios para todos. Agir de forma socialmente responsável significa agir de forma integral, com justiça social, econômica e ambiental, buscando continuamente a melhoria de suas ações baseando-se em relações cooperativas pautadas na ética e transparência.

Public Administration, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, the Commitment of Public Education Institutions: Instituto Federal Fluminense Case Study

Public Administration, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, the Commitment of Public Education Institutions: Instituto Federal Fluminense Case Study

Uso de Realidade Aumentada como Apoio ao Ensino do Campo Girante de um Motor de Corrente Alternada

This work aims to improve teaching and learning Electromagnetism concepts using Augmented Reality (AR ). Electromagnetism is the scientific basis for understanding the principle of rotating electrical machines. However, it was verified through a preliminary study that there are difficulties in the Electromagnetism teaching- learning process and that these difficulties are concentrated primarily on two factors: visualize the representation of the magnetic field and the mathematical basis to work with these concepts, which allow the acquisition of new concepts in the field of Electromagnetism. In this work, it was developed and used a learning object as a tool in the teaching- learning of Electromagnetism concepts to overcome the dificulties of the process visualization of magnetic fields. This Learning Object was tested with students of technical courses at Instituto Federal Fluminense (IFF), where students can view and interact with them. This work was based on the theory of Meaningful Learning, which, according to Ausubel, occurs when a concept is related significantly and not arbitrary, with existing concepts in the cognitive structure of the individual. From the results obtained with the interaction of students with the Learning Objects was possible to make analyzes and reviews to complete the present work. The analysis shows that there were significant improvements in the performance of learners in the experimental group compared to the control group learners. Comments and reviews were made to complement the work, highlighting its advantages in the teaching-learning process.

Design Management and Institutional Marketing in the Corporate Image of the Instituto Federal Fluminense

This study aims to develop a corporate image for the Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology, the Instituto Federal Fluminense, in particular, by taking marketing actions, and creating a culture of design management within these organizations. In order to do so, this paper presents and analyzes diverse literature which provides the theoretical basis of how these two areas of knowledge can act strategically to develop, to strengthen, and to disseminate the perceived public image of these educational institutions.

Uso de ambiente virtual de aprendizagem no apoio à aula presencial: estudo de caso no Instituto Federal Fluminense

The article presents a case study of blended learning with simultaneous use of traditional classes and a virtual learning environment developed with the Moodle software. The pedagogical objective was to extend and support classroom activities in the subject “Research Methods and Techniques” in a lato sensu post-graduation course at the Instituto Federal Fluminense. The study describes how the environment was organized and used by participants, and presents an analysis of the teaching and learning approach based on a questionnaire and comments posted by the students on a discussion board.