Reprovação, abandono evasão: um estudo de caso no curso de bacharelado em zootecnia da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – Campus Dois Vizinhos

Abstract

This study addresses the issue of dropout students in higher education, which in turn arose from the unrest resulting from high dropout rates observed in Undergraduate courses at Universidade Tecnológica do Paraná – Câmpus Dois Vizinhos, in this sense was delimited to approach specifically to the Course of Bachelor of Animal Science. The main objective sought to find factors that would contribute to promoting and improving education and retention of students in the Undergraduate Program in Animal Science UTFPR. In terms of theoretical frameworks, they understand concepts about academic evasion in national and international public policy and current higher education in Brazil. The survey used as technique in data collection primarily a survey of the numbers of evasion with the academic system of UTFPR and following questionnaires involving the students enrolled in Animal Science course, the evaded students and teachers who teach the course. The research is characterized as qualitative and quantitative, the method for data analysis was the content analysis. For the results it was identified that the possible causes of dropout are related to three perspectives: the early choice of profession that is linked to maturity and indecision; socioeconomic status of students that directly affects the permanence in the institution, and academic skills that are related to their school and little involvement with the course. From the identification of prospects it was suggested some programs that can assist in minimizing the dropout problem in Bachelor Degree in Animal Science from the University, thus promoting students to remain in the institution, the programs are: Mentoring Program; Grants to aid and needy students; Placement Program. As conclusion it is stated the challenge of seeking to introduce the programs at the University via Rectory so that they solidify and generate effective results