Critical success factors that increase learner autonomy

Abstract

Highlights: Educational institutions increasingly need to deal with the responsibility of transmitting knowledge while promoting student development and qualifying them for the labor market. One of the key factors for students to improve their performance is increasing their autonomy outside the school environment. Therefore, educational managers should use strategies to improve and develop the school's organizational environment around this purpose. Aim: Contribute with data that corroborate student development outside the school environment, facilitating and even increasing student performance through the evaluation of Critical Success Factors. These factors involve the following aspects: study discipline, parental support, favorable environment, teaching tools, and psychological well-being. Methodology: The theoretical framework used to treat Rockart's (1979) Critical Success Factors is Kolmogorov-Smirnov (1979). As the Komolgorov-Smirnov method has a simplified application, Paraconsistent Logic will also be employed, as it allows the natural treatment of divergences, inconsistencies, and contradictions, in addition to obtaining more accurate results close to reality (Bispo and Cazarini, 2006). Results: It is concluded that both the use and prioritization of Critical Success Factors (CSF) positively influence student performance outside the classroom and increase their performance. Therefore, it was found that ordering the Critical Success Factors in degree of the following importance (1: perceived quality; 2: pedagogical political project; 3: training; and 4: teaching tools) improved student performance. Limitations: This paper is restricted to the ten best schools in the city of Niterói, according to the National High School Examination (ENEM) concept. This delimitation means that the results obtained are subject to standards such as behavior and market requirements. Practical Implications: It is also expected, in addition to adding value to the current literature, to stimulate studies around the proposed theme, aiming to assist students increasingly in improving their autonomy. Value and Originality: Few studies were found in the literature proposing the use of CSFs in driving the improvement of student autonomy. Thus, this work has the following purpose: to describe innovative proposals for this segment; to give the educational manager a prominent role in the process of increasing student autonomy by identifying and prioritizing the CSFs; and, lastly, to contribute to other works that evaluate the quality of student care.

Keywords: Critical Success Factors; Study Discipline; Parental Support; Enabling Environment; Teaching Tools; Psychological Well-Being.