Programas institucionais de assistência aos estudantes no IFNMG/Campus Januária: contribuições para a permanência estudantil

Abstract

This article presents part of the results of a doctoral research on social inequalities, dropout and student persistence in Vocational Education integrated to High Schoolofa Federal Institute, especially those related to support and assistance to students through institutional programs.The article presents the profile of students who participated in the research, regarding the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and student persistence. It also analyzes the effects of these programs on the student persistence. Moreover, considering the pandemic scenario, the article identifies the assistance programs implemented in this remote teaching context as a possibility of inclusion and retentionof students.The results have pointed out that the implementation of institutional assistance programs to students is fundamental for persistence. These programs have helped students to persist in completing their studies even in the face of challenges and difficulties verified, among other aspects, due to their socioeconomic conditions and/or academic difficulties.It is also possible to infer that the programs implemented during the pandemic are very relevant for the student persistence, but it is necessary for the institution to make a more consistent analysis about dropout and persistence in remote education, in order to plan assistance actions, including those that, such as the digital inclusion aid, can be adopted beyond the context of the pandemic.