A exclusão educacional no ensino superior e a desigualdade social brasileira: o ingresso e a permanência de estudantes do curso de ciências sociais da UFPel

Abstract

There are several interpretations about the exclusion phenomena, however, it is the absence of studies on the theme of evasion and retention in higher education that places the theme in relevance, especially in the social and political perspective that revolves around public superior education. This dissertation investigates the phenomenon of exclusion present in the Social Sciences graduation course at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas, from the perspective of undergraduate students. For this, I seek to question the effectiveness of the policies of entry and permanence in higher education, allowing to look, in a global way, at the exclusion phenomenon present in the university, highlighting the whole process of pedagogical construction present in the curricular reformulations, such as the one I experienced throughout my graduation. Throughout this dissertation, I seek, initially, to explain the exclusion phenomena, bringing important theoretical notes for the investigation, as well as bringing the history of the main reformulations of the course in legal terms, to further deepen the discussions regarding the impact of social inequality in the course of higher education students. This study seeks to look at the phenomenon of exclusion as a reflection of the reproduction of the relationship of social classes, since it is not possible to separate, despite the pretensions of insufficient concepts such as retention and failure, the educational exclusion apart from the logic of capitalist exclusion. Therefore, we seek to use the present researche on the curriculum and the trajectory of students as a tool to create awareness of the phenomenon of educational exclusion.