Student welcome and integral human formation: from the regulatory documents of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Tocantins to the voice of the student

dos documentos reguladores do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Tocantins à voz do discente

Abstract

This article is part of a larger study carried out in integrated secondary education on a campus of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Tocantins, with a view to proposing pedagogical didactics.  Its objectives centered on investigating and analyzing how the action of welcoming and integrating students is represented in documents guiding educational practice locally and the student's perception of the welcoming proposal in a pedagogical experiment. To this end, we sought theoretical grounding in the work of scholars affiliated with the cultural-historical and historical-critical conception and scholars of the pedagogy of welcoming students. The research has a qualitative approach with exploratory objectives, based on a bibliographical study of theoretical sources on the subject and an analysis of educational planning documents and a round table discussion with new students. The results showed a lack of educational action for welcoming students in the planning of educational actions.  The incoming students perceived the welcome proposal as important and necessary for their integration into the educational organization. There is therefore an urgent need to review the policy of the institution surveyed with regard to welcoming practices.