Formação de bacharéis em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba: estudo de características do fenômeno da retenção

Abstract

With the expansion of access to the enrollment of students in Higher Education Institutions, through the creation of programs by the Federal Government in recent years, and of the vacancies offered by universities, the question arises of the students' actual conclusion of the course. This fact can be exacerbated by retention, a situation that a condition of excessive stay in the course by the students who continue with active bond in the university. In view of the context presented, the objective of research was to identify, the main causes of the retention phenomenon in the Course of Accounting Sciences in the UFPB, Campus I, from the optics of the student. The study of character descriptive, data was bibliographical and documentary research, with a predominantly qualitative approach. The research was composed of a questionnaire, with a sample of 220 students. The quantification of the data was done through simple statistical techniques (percentage). It was observed that the male gender predominates and that the population is relatively composed of young people. The results indicate that 42% of students will not graduate within the expected time frame of the course of Accounting Sciences, and the reproach of disciplines is the most important reason. Over 40% of students have dropped out of school at least once in the course. There are similarities in the results between the retention reasons indicated for failures / closure and abandonment of disciplines, revealing that these factors are directly related. Finally, as a way of expanding the study, it is important to comparing the causes faced by students that lead to retention in public and private educational institutions.