Política de assistência estudantil no IFCE – campus Fortaleza: uma avaliação da execução orçamentária e da demanda reprimida

Abstract

This dissertation aims to evaluate the implementation of the student assistance policy at IFCE, Campus Fortaleza between 2021 and 2024, with particular emphasis on identifying unmet student demand and examining how this gap relates to budget execution and the management guidelines that orient the policy. The research is qualitative, based on an exploratory-descriptive approach, and employs an in-depth evaluation methodology that considers the policy’s operational context from the perspective of managers. It analyzes the normative frameworks governing its applicability, the quantitative data on non-assisted students, and the perceptions of managers at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Methodological procedures include interviews, documentary analysis, and the examination of secondary data. Research subjects comprise managers and staff working in Student Assistance. The findings reveal significant weaknesses in the policy’s effectiveness, arising both from factors directly influenced by local management, such as structural limitations affecting planning, administration, and adequate resource allocation, and from national-level decisions within ministries and federal secretariats, which contribute to the underfunding of the policy.