ACCESS AND PERMANENCE IN HIGH EDUCATION: PERCEPTIONS OF QUILOMBOLA STUDENTS IN BAIXADA MARANHENSE
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This study aims to reflect on the conditions of access and permanence of quilombola students in higher education, analyzing the perceptions of beneficiaries of the Bolsa Permanência Program of the Ministry of Education-PBP / MEC, Pinheiro Campus of the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), coming from quilombola communities. It discusses the policies of access and permanence in Higher Education, placing student assistance as an important tool to combat dropout and retention in the university. It describes data related to the basic and academic profile of quilombola students of this university campus, beneficiaries of the PBP / MEC, and elucidates the view of these subjects about access and permanence of quilombolas in higher education. The methodology applied was through bibliographical research, structured questionnaires, analysis of the basic and academic profile of the students benefiting from the PBP / MEC Campus Pinheiro / UFMA. From the studies and data collected, it was identified that these students are mostly from public education, entering by quota system and undergraduate courses. Also, the trajectories in the university present socioeconomic and academic challenges, but with low dropout rates and high academic performance among the scholarship holders.
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