O assistente social na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica: representações sociais de estudantes do ensino médio integrado

Abstract

Currently, Federal Institutes are the space most occupied by Social Workers in the field of education, due to the expansion of these institutions and the need to offer a Student Assistance Policy to students, especially in Integrated High School. In this context, in this research, we seek to analyze the social representations of the Social Worker in Professional and Technological Education (EPT) built by students of Integrated High School courses at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco (IFPE) - Belo Jardim campus. Theoretical references on Social Work in Brazilian education were constituted by authors such as: Barbosa (2015), Almeida (2000, 2003), Duarte (2019), Prada (2015), Abreu (2004, 2010, 2017, 2018) and Martins ( 2012). The research framework is the Theory of Social Representations, originated by Serge Moscovici. The research is of a qualitative nature and was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, we used, as a collection technique, the semi-structured interview and had the participation of eight students. In the second, in which five students from the first stage participated, we used the focus group. For the analysis of the testimonies collected in the two stages, we used the Thematic Categorical Content Analysis Technique, by Bardin (2016). The results showed that the students represent the Social Worker as the ―professional of the Scholarship‖ and as the professional who informs and answers questions, not only about issues such as scholarships and projects, but also about rights. This representational content is related to the relationships and personal experiences that the students built in the school routine with the Social Worker, which are intertwined with the reconfiguration of this professional's work in Brazilian education in recent decades, seeking to implement the right to education and the exercise of citizenship. We have developed, as an Educational Product, the blog ―The Social Worker at the EPT‖, with the aim of sharing information about the performance of the Social Service Sector and actions that the Social Worker develops at the EPT in the face of the social problem that involves society, the community school and teaching and learning processes. The resource is aimed at the student community, and can be used by the entire school community. The Product evaluation was carried out by students participating in the research, who contributed to its improvement and gave suggestions to facilitate access to the contents. This research, in addition to contributing to the production of knowledge about the Social Worker in the EPT and favoring the improvement of this professional practice in monitoring the training path of the students, may enable the academic community to build a broader understanding of the work of the Social Worker at EPT, strengthening his experiences and relationships with students and making it possible to understand his contribution in the process of forming citizens