Políticas de acesso e permanência dos estudantes cotistas no Centro de Educação da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Abstract

The present course conclusion work aimed to understand the affirmative actions of access and permanence of quota students at the Education Center, face-to-face modality, at UFPB - campus I, using as a basis the theories and thoughts of authors who discuss political issues. of access and permanence to higher education. This work is the result of qualitative-quantitative, documentary and bibliographical research, which proposes to investigate the profile of students supported by affirmative actions within the scope of the Pedagogy course at UFPB. However, to obtain the data, it was necessary to carry out a search in national and local journals: Institutional Repository of the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB Repository, Student Academic Observatory (OAE/CE) of the UFPB Education Center, SciElo Brasil, to know and understand access and retention policies for Higher Education. The research showed that affirmative actions are essential to maintain and promote the access and permanence of quota students in their course, considering the problems faced in their trajectories, in the academic field and numerous challenges experienced during the selection process. The results also reveal how these policies have been promoting the inclusion of these subjects, reducing segregation and social inequalities, through scholarship and student aid programs, as recommended by PNAES, for students to remain.