DETERMINANTES DO IDEB NAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS MUNICIPAIS DO ESTADO DO PIAUÍ NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the determinants of the Ideb in municipal public schools in the state of Piauí in the early years of elementary education. Initially, the main theoretical and empirical aspects of the economics of education are presented. A brief analysis of the results of the educational indicators of the public schools of the state of Piauí in the early years of elementary school is also made. Then, an index capable of measuring the Infrastructure of Brazilian public schools that offer the early years of elementary education is constructed adopting the Principal Component Analysis method, is using data from the INEP School Census of 2015. The results reveal the existence of a high percentage of Piauí municipal schools that do not have basic infrastructure requirements, such as a teacher's room and library, while the number of schools that have adequate accessibility for People with Special Needs is negligible. Moreover, this study verified with the help of a multiple linear regression by the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method and the stepwise procedure that the Socioeconomic Level Indicator, the Adequacy of Teacher Training and the Teachers' Remuneration constitute the set of variables that can explain approximately 36.64% of the variation of the 2015 Ideb in municipal schools in the state of Piauí.