Perfil, percepção e perspectiva dos egressos do cursinho preparatório Pró-Enem UFPB/Bananeiras

Abstract

The project entitled Preparatory Course for Enem, from the Center for Social and Agricultural Human Sciences, Campus III of the Federal University of Paraíba, was created by Professor Marcos Barros de Medeiros, with the main goal of strengthening the education of people who are socially vulnerable, students who do not have the financial means to pay for a private course in order to prepare themselves to take the Enem. Founded in 2007 under the name Pré-Vestibular Solidário de Bananeiras, but over time the project underwent a renewal, as soon as UFPB replaced its own entrance exam with the National High School Exam (Enem), the project began to use its current name. The project is maintained with resources from UFPB, CCHSA and Colégio Agrícola Vidal de Negreiros and the cities benefiting from the project. The Pró-Enem Preparatory Course offers an average of 400 places per year for students who completed high school in public schools and who prove to be low-income. Given the Brazilian educational scenario, where high school has many gaps, students are unable to absorb the necessary knowledge in the various skills required for the Enem. Knowing that the methodology is constantly changing and that students need to adapt to these new challenges, the preparatory course provides support so that these students become qualified to take the exam. In order to obtain quantitative results regarding the expectations that students have about the project, a survey was conducted between July and October of 2024, with 100% of the students participating in the preparatory course. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the importance of the Pró-Enem Preparatory Course as a tool to encourage students from public schools and vulnerable groups to improve their skills. It allows us to understand the profile and expectations of these graduates in relation to the project, thus contributing to their ability to acquire the knowledge necessary to take the national high school exam and thus achieve the desired course. The results show how important the course is for these graduates, with 89% saying they were satisfied and 95% saying they would recommend the project to someone. The project reaches different age groups and a constant gender.