Estratégias de permanência no ensino superior para povos indígenas em uma Universidade Federal

Abstract

This paper aims to study the strategies of permanence of indigenous students in higher education, at a federal university, located in Ceará countryside. It intends to study practices that go beyond the entry of indigenous people in Brazilian higher education, emphasizing the importance of insertion of ethnic groups in spaces that have historically been deprived of access. It is a descriptive and exploratory research, with a qualitative approach, with data collected from interviews with indigenous students, teachers and those responsible for the management of public policies looking forward to the permanence of these students at the university. The data were analyzed based on concepts related to inclusion and permanence found in the literature. The results show that the demands highlighted by the interviewees go beyond economic factors and are also related to cultural and social issues.