Impacto do Programa Bolsa Família sobre a frequência escolar de alunos beneficiários no município de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

This paper discusses the theme of the Bolsa Familia Program (PBF) in the Brazilian public sector, specifically with regard to school attendance, as a conditionality of education. The general objective of this study is to investigate the impact of the BFP on the student's daily attendance. This makes it possible to discuss this conditionality of students benefited by the BFP over that of non-beneficiaries, establishing a comparison of attendance in school performance and proficiency. This study is justified by the importance of better understanding the impacts of the BFP in relation to school attendance as a conditionality of education and, therefore, the effective learning of the student. The data presented and discussed allow us to better understand the profile of the beneficiaries to support the discussion in the methodological path of a qualitative nature, descriptive character collected in government platforms. The result of this study showed that the BFP, with regard to school attendance as a conditionality in education, favors a significant impact on lower dropout rates, even identifying that the BFP may not interfere with school proficiency and performance. The control of school attendance promotes an increase in schooling levels and, consequently, benefits learning with school performance and success, expanding to the student greater opportunities in the labor market and great chances of obtaining a more structured and sustainable life, thus reducing the regional inequality of the municipality. It is expected that through organized and optimized pedagogical processes, the improvement of the quality of education will signal significant results through social and educational policies, realizing that the mandatory attendance and enrollment of school is accompanied by actions aimed at the performance and school proficiency of beneficiaries.