Percepção dos alunos do EJA sobre a importância da implementação de políticas de assistência estudantil e sua relação com a permanência e o êxito no IFFAR – campus São Borja

Abstract

Student Assistance has a very important role within the Farroupilha Federal Institute, considering its mission to contribute to omnilateral training. Aware that its purpose is to minimize social inequalities, and thus democratize teaching in Professional and Technological Education, it guarantees the permanence and success of students. The interest arose from observations made as a student assistant at that institution and from the belief that education transforms lives. In this sense, the present study aimed to evaluate the perception of students from the National Program for the Integration of Professional Education with Basic Education in the Youth and Adult Education Modality (PROEJA), regarding the permanence allowance provided by IFFAR Student Assistance - Campus São Borja, as a possibility of contributing to the formation of citizenship and its permanence and academic success. Based on the problem: Do EJA/EPT students perceive the permanence aid provided by IFFAR Student Assistance - Campus São Borja as a possibility of contributing to the formation of citizenship and their permanence and academic success? To achieve the proposed objective and respond to the problem, the methodology we use is qualitative, with exploratory/descriptive purposes. We collected data from the Student Assistance Coordination (CAE) and the Academic Records sector (SRA) through document analysis. Furthermore, we applied a questionnaire containing twelve open and closed questions, as well as using the focus group interview technique to gather and analyze the information. Based on the analysis of the data obtained, we developed an Educational Product, in which the Focus Group was chosen based on the students' demands. The aim is to assist CAE, management and professionals involved in the education of young people and adults, in addition to collaborating with more assertive measures regarding communication that contribute to school retention and success. As a result of this research, students highlighted the need for greater communication between Student Assistance and the classes. We concluded that EJA/EPT students use cell phones as a means of communication, but not everyone knows how to use it. Access to the internet appears to be an obstacle, as not everyone has it. We observed a percentage of 50% (fifty) who have been away from school for more than 15 (fifteen) years, the majority of whom are female. Another significant fact is the need for closer communication between students, a strategy that can favor solutions to some problems they point out.