Fracasso escolar na educação básica: revisão sistemática da literatura

This study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review on school failure in elementary school, from January 2009 to December 2014, in order to analyze the year and country of publication, the focus of the study, the concept of school failure adopted, the methodological aspects, and the main results. A number of 44 articles were selected, from the following database: Academic Search Complete, Literatura LatinoAmericana em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), PsycINFO, Scientifi c Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Web of Science. The articles came from 18 different countries and presented different concepts and focus on school failure. In terms of methodological issues, most of the articles used a quantitative approach, most of them with the participation of students and the use of different instruments allowing data triangulation. Overall, the literature review conducted helped to understand how school failure has 1 Endereço para correspondência: Sociedade Educacional Três de Maio – Setrem, Avenida Santa Rosa, 2405 – Centro – Três de Maio – RS, CEP 98910-000. E-mail: nandaszareski@yahoo.com.br Artigo derivado da dissertação de mestrado de Fernanda Aparecida Szareski Pezzi, realizada sob a orientação de Angela Helena Marin, apresentada no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – São Leopoldo – RS. Apoio fi nanceiro: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científi co e Tecnológico (CNPq) e Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Pezzi, F. A. S., Marin, A. H. 2 been studied and understood in current researches representing a valuable resource for psychology and education professionals.