EVASÃO E PERMANÊNCIA DE ESTUDANTES EM CURSOS DE GRADUAÇÃO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL (2008-2012)

Abstract

This work has as its object the study of dropout at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) in the context of expanding federal public higher education through the Support Program for Federal University Restructuring and Expansion Plans (Reuni), created by the Ministry of Education. Education (MEC). Its general objective is to analyze the dropout of students in face-to-face undergraduate courses at UFMS, in the city of Campo Grande, entering the university entrance exam and the Unified Selection System (Sisu), from 2008 to 2012. To achieve the proposed objective, the objectives specific tried to discuss the policies developed by the Federal Government of access and permanence in Ifes; to investigate the impacts of the implementation of Reuni at UFMS, choosing for analysis the goal that deals with the expansion of the offer of higher education in the PDI (2010-2014) and to analyze the main characteristics of the dropout process in that Ifes. To this end, a survey and analysis of the literature on the subject on screen was carried out; the analysis of institutional documents and legal rules of UFMS, such as: Management Reports (2008-2018), Institutional Development Plan (PDI) - 2010-2014 and its Evaluation Reports (2010-2014); and official data were also collected on the Inep website (2009-2019). For the analysis of dropout, the methodology of monitoring/student flow developed by the Special Commission for Studies on Dropout in Brazilian Public Universities was considered. In summary, it should be noted that the implementation of the Reuni program in 2008 and the adoption of Sisu, starting in 2010 at UFMS, may have influenced the sharp increase in dropout. It is also inferred that dropout was higher in the Greater Area of Knowledge of Exact and Earth Sciences. When examining dropout by the academic degree conferred on the student (bachelor's degree, degree and technology), it was noted that technology careers had the highest dropout rates. In relation to the period of the course offering (full and night), it was evident that the courses offered at night have a higher dropout rate than the courses that are offered full time. This study also revealed that the incidence of dropout was higher in the first two years of the undergraduate course. Finally, it should be noted that the initiatives to reduce the dropout indicator have intensified since the PDI (2010-2014), a concern that meets the goals of Reuni and the indicators of institutional evaluation through Sinaes, all these policies that define the investments to be made available to Ifes.