Banca de DEFESA: REGINA CELI ALVARENGA DE MOURA CASTRO

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : REGINA CELI ALVARENGA DE MOURA CASTRO
DATE: 26/07/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Auditório 2 do NEPSA II + Plataforma de webconferência (híbrido)
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KEY WORDS:

Student Assistance. National Student Assistance Program. College education. Democratization of Permanence.

PAGES: 337
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

In this research, the objective was to analyze the configuration assumed by the National Student Assistance Program at the Federal University of Pará, Altamira Campus, and its effectiveness in the democratization of the conditions of permanence of the students benefited by the Program, placing it in the current context of capitalism and the rise of neoliberal policies. We start from the thesis that the actions of the National Student Assistance Program, although important for expanding the conditions of permanence in higher education for students assisted by the Program, were not enough to democratize their conditions of permanence on the Campus of Altamira, for not having its actions guided by the principle of equity and being a focused program that does not serve all potential beneficiaries, nor the multiplicity of vulnerabilities present on the Campus. As a theoretical reference, we seek to approach the approach of Dialectical Historical Materialism by understanding that in the analysis of a social phenomenon, one must consider, above all, the context from which it originated, seeking its mediations and contradictions, thus highlighting the expansion of higher education carried out in the Workers' Party governments and the institution of the National Student Assistance Program in this context. As a methodology, literature review, bibliographic research, and document analysis were used, which allowed us to deepen our knowledge on the subject. Semi-open questionnaires were also applied to 12 students and semi-structured interviews were conducted with two managers, four members of the technical staff of the institution's student assistance and a student representative from the Campus of Altamira. The data were analyzed using the French Discourse Analysis. The studies indicate that the decision-making actions of student assistance are centralized by their management in the Central Campus, with the execution actions being decentralized to the Campus of Altamira, which leads to asymmetric actions and lack of resources to meet the demands of the Campus and the vulnerable economic students who at this university approach 85.0%. An advance was identified in the institution's student assistance, through the creation of the Single Registry of students who apply for financial aid with an initial duration of three years, guaranteeing assistance during this period, through annual data updates, and, in the methodology to identify the target audience to be assisted by the National Student Assistance Program. Progress was also made by considering other vulnerabilities that go beyond the financial vulnerability of students, thus making it more inclusive. However, the percentage of students served by the Program is very low on Campus, between the years 2016 to 2020, there was an average of 43.4% requests, considering all students enrolled and only an average of 11.0% attended. Furthermore, only six of the ten areas of the PNAES that students would be entitled to are available for the Altamira Campus. The demand for demands necessary for the permanence of students, such as the installation of a University Restaurant, was never met. The thesis is confirmed that the actions of the National Student Assistance Program, although important for expanding the conditions of permanence in higher education for students assisted by the Program, were not enough to democratize their conditions of permanence on the Campus of Altamira.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - ***.306.895-** - ALDA MARIA DUARTE ARAÚJO CASTRO - UFRN
Interno - 7347393 - ANTONIO CABRAL NETO
Externa à Instituição - EDINEIDE JEZINI MESQUITA ARAUJO - UFPB
Externa à Instituição - FABÍOLA BOUTH GRELLO KATO - UFPA
Interno - 1458867 - GILMAR BARBOSA GUEDES
Interna - 347594 - MARIA GORETTI CABRAL BARBALHO
Externa à Instituição - VERA LÚCIA JACOB CHAVES - UFPA