A política de assistência estudantil no Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde - na perspectiva de estudantes beneficiados

Abstract

This research was carried out with the aim of investigating the perception of students in technical and undergraduate courses at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano – Campus Rio Verde, in relation to the Student Assistance Policy adopted by this institution, in relation to the Student Assistance Policy adopted by this institution, if the permanence, academic and functional performance of the policy. To understand the Student Assistance Policy portrayed in the historical process by which the National Student Assistance Program (PNAES) came to be consolidated, as well as the Public Policies aimed at democratizing access to higher education, in addition to a historical construct on the genesis of Professional and Technological Education in Brazil. This is a qualitative and exploratory research, and the bibliographic research technique was used. The participants were 150 students, of both sexes, enrolled in technical and undergraduate courses at the Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Rio Verde, the locus of the research, and who were beneficiaries of the Permanence Assistance Program in 2019, which offers financial assistance to students who are in a situation of social and economic vulnerability, with the purpose of making them stay in that institution and succeed in their professional and/or academic training. As an instrument for data collection, a questionnaire with open and closed questions was created, which aimed to trace the socioeconomic profile of the benefited students, and how they perceive the effects of student assistance on their school trajectory. To obtain data, an exploratory reading of institutional documents was carried out, such as the Institutional Development Program (PDI), Student Assistance Manual, Selection Notice for Scholarship Holders of the Permanence Assistance Program, etc. For the purposes of selection and organization of the collected materials, the contributions of the Content Analysis proposed by Laurence Bardin were used. Data analysis was performed using tables, divided into two topics. The research showed that students have little understanding of what Student Assistance Policy is, however, it contributes to the permanence and improvement of academic performance. The research highlighted the need to expand the dissemination of actions and services offered by student assistance, to adapt the value of the aid to the reality experienced by the student, as well as the payment of scholarships until the 5th business day.