A ampliação democrática da Universidade Federal da Paraíba e o direito à educação: uma análise do Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil no período de 2010 a 2018

Abstract

Within the scope of federal higher education institutions, the expansion policies and affirmative actions emerged in the face of historical aspirations for a more inclusive and fair academic environment. This thesis proposed to understand the trajectory, in the period from 2010 to 2018 and the recontextualization of the National Student Assistance Program, as a democratic instrument in the expansion process of the Federal University of Paraíba. The approach used for its realization was quantitative-qualitative and classified as exploratory type. Furthermore, the work was based on the theoretical methodological approach of the Policy Cycle, anchored by the contexts of influence, text production and its practice (BOWE; BALL; GOLD, 1992), considering the repercussion of the macro in the micro context, including the dynamics the interpretation and translation of the subjects which put the program into action within the institution (BALL; MAGUIRE and BRAUN, 2016). As data collection strategies, bibliographic and documental research were adopted, as well as semi-structured interviews applied to the subjects involved with the construction of the practice of the National Student Assistance Program locally, in the management profiles and in the psychologist positions, social worker and educator of the Dean of Student Assistance and Promotion. The findings showed that the context of material limitation and the transformation of the students' profile influenced the dynamics of construction of student assistance at the institution, which implied in the process of accommodation, priorities and necessary adjustments to the program locally. Furthermore, the results showed that the context of text production had an impact on the practice of the National Student Assistance Program. It is concluded that the program is an instrument of relevance in the current scenario of federal higher education institutions, in which its continuity and strengthening are essential for the sustainability of the democratic expansion process affirmed at the Federal University of Paraíba.