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Esta pesquisa aborda o fenômeno da evasão escolar sob a ótica do aluno, com o objetivo de identificar as causas deste processo no curso superior de Engenharia de Computação. Visa-se à compreensão do processo cultural de construção da identidade na aprendizagem e a interação do discente em seu ambiente universitário, bem como suas possíveis relações com o processo de evasão. Este processo é estudado com base nos trabalhos de Knechtel (2005), Cevasco (2003) e Woodward (2007), que destacam o aspecto multicultural da educação. A partir de Freitas (1997) e Velho (2004), estuda-se a importância da cultura organizacional e dos mapas orientativos na reformulação da identidade do aluno. Os estudos de Oliveira (2011) a respeito da chamada Geração Y ajudam a contextualizar esse aluno. O trabalho segue, então, destacando o caráter cultural e dialético da relação entre identidade e processos educativos, como sugerem Rego (2010), Candau (2000) e Vieira (2002). A partir da doutrina de Marchesi e Pérez (2004), parte-se do pressuposto de que escolas e docentes são responsáveis por entender e combater esse fenômeno de evasão – tese essa corroborada por Libâneo (2003). Essas doutrinas orientam a interpretação dos dados coletados mediante questionários, aos quais se aplicou a metodologia survey de análise estatística, bem como análise gráfica. Foram coletados também dados do sistema acadêmico. Apresentam-se então as possíveis causas de evasão no curso universitário de Engenharia de Computação da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, câmpus Curitiba, que podem ser divididas em sociais, pedagógicas e psicológicas. Conclui-se que o discurso tradicional sobre o processo de evasão é parcial, uma vez que foca somente nos fatores econômicos. A compreensão do fenômeno, todavia, requer um olhar sobre a individualidade e subjetividade do aluno. / This research discusses the school evasion phenomenon from the student’s point of view and aims at identifying the causes of such process in the undergraduate course of Computer Engineering. By doing so, the present research also aims at understanding the cultural process of the identity construction in the learning stages, and the students’ interaction in the university environment as well as its possible connections to the evasion process. The study of such process is based on studies of Knechtel (2005), Cevasco (2003), and Woodward (2007), who highlight the multicultural aspect of the education. The importance of the organizational culture and of the guiding maps of the reformulation of the student’s identity are studied according to Freitas’ (1997) and Velho’s (2004) perspective. The studies of Oliveira (2011) regarding the so-called Generation Y help to contextualize the student in question. This paper then keeps on highlighting both the cultural and the dialetical character of the relationship between identity and the educational processes, as suggested by Rego (2010), Candau (2000), and Vieira (2002). Based on the theory of Marchesi and Pérez (2004), it is assumed that both school and teachers are responsible for understanding and also for fighting this phenomenon – such thesis is reinforced by Libâneo (2003). The mentioned theories guide the interpretation of the data collected from questionnaires, to which both surveying statistics analysis methodology and a graphical analysis were applied. Data on the academic system were also collected. Thus, the possible causes of the evasion from the Computer Engineering Undergraduate Course of the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, campus Curitiba, are presented and may be divided into social, pedagogical and psychological issues. The conclusion is that the traditional speech on the evasion process is only a partial one, because it only focuses on the economic factor. The understanding of such phenomenon, however, requires a look at both the individuality and the subjectivity of each student.

Esta pesquisa aborda o fenômeno da evasão escolar sob a ótica do aluno, com o objetivo de identificar as causas deste processo no curso superior de Engenharia de Computação. Visa-se à compreensão do processo cultural de construção da identidade na aprendizagem e a interação do discente em seu ambiente universitário, bem como suas possíveis relações com o processo de evasão. Este processo é estudado com base nos trabalhos de Knechtel (2005), Cevasco (2003) e Woodward (2007), que destacam o aspecto multicultural da educação. A partir de Freitas (1997) e Velho (2004), estuda-se a importância da cultura organizacional e dos mapas orientativos na reformulação da identidade do aluno. Os estudos de Oliveira (2011) a respeito da chamada Geração Y ajudam a contextualizar esse aluno. O trabalho segue, então, destacando o caráter cultural e dialético da relação entre identidade e processos educativos, como sugerem Rego (2010), Candau (2000) e Vieira (2002). A partir da doutrina de Marchesi e Pérez (2004), parte-se do pressuposto de que escolas e docentes são responsáveis por entender e combater esse fenômeno de evasão – tese essa corroborada por Libâneo (2003). Essas doutrinas orientam a interpretação dos dados coletados mediante questionários, aos quais se aplicou a metodologia survey de análise estatística, bem como análise gráfica. Foram coletados também dados do sistema acadêmico. Apresentam-se então as possíveis causas de evasão no curso universitário de Engenharia de Computação da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, câmpus Curitiba, que podem ser divididas em sociais, pedagógicas e psicológicas. Conclui-se que o discurso tradicional sobre o processo de evasão é parcial, uma vez que foca somente nos fatores econômicos. A compreensão do fenômeno, todavia, requer um olhar sobre a individualidade e subjetividade do aluno. / This research discusses the school evasion phenomenon from the student’s point of view and aims at identifying the causes of such process in the undergraduate course of Computer Engineering. By doing so, the present research also aims at understanding the cultural process of the identity construction in the learning stages, and the students’ interaction in the university environment as well as its possible connections to the evasion process. The study of such process is based on studies of Knechtel (2005), Cevasco (2003), and Woodward (2007), who highlight the multicultural aspect of the education. The importance of the organizational culture and of the guiding maps of the reformulation of the student’s identity are studied according to Freitas’ (1997) and Velho’s (2004) perspective. The studies of Oliveira (2011) regarding the so-called Generation Y help to contextualize the student in question. This paper then keeps on highlighting both the cultural and the dialetical character of the relationship between identity and the educational processes, as suggested by Rego (2010), Candau (2000), and Vieira (2002). Based on the theory of Marchesi and Pérez (2004), it is assumed that both school and teachers are responsible for understanding and also for fighting this phenomenon – such thesis is reinforced by Libâneo (2003). The mentioned theories guide the interpretation of the data collected from questionnaires, to which both surveying statistics analysis methodology and a graphical analysis were applied. Data on the academic system were also collected. Thus, the possible causes of the evasion from the Computer Engineering Undergraduate Course of the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, campus Curitiba, are presented and may be divided into social, pedagogical and psychological issues. The conclusion is that the traditional speech on the evasion process is only a partial one, because it only focuses on the economic factor. The understanding of such phenomenon, however, requires a look at both the individuality and the subjectivity of each student.

Long-term persistence to degree completion by adult university students represents a different focus from most adult education participation research and higher education dropout research. Much of the research on adults in university has treated these adults as a new (non-traditional) group, despite evidence that many had been enrolled as traditional-age students. Samples limited to first-year students, part-time students, and students in special programs provide only a limited perspective on the whole population of adults in university. It was hypothesized that adults who had been in university as traditional-age students and returned later (Re-entry studenty) would be more persistent to degree completion than adults who had enrolled for the first time at age twenty-five or older (Adult Entry students). While the hypothesis was not clearly supported, differences between the two groups were discovered. Six hypotheses were generated from the literature on adult participation and on higher education dropouts. These were tested using bivariate analysis. The multivariate techniques of multiple regression and discriminant analysis were employed to examine differences between Re-entry students and Adult Entry students in persistence to degree completion. The most important variable affecting Re-entry-students' persistence was Grade Point Average; the most potent variable with Adult Entry students was work-related problems. With both groups, persistence was affected by satisfaction. Early-career mobility had an ambiguous effect; downward mobility in early career was associated with persistence by Adult Entry students; upward mobility correlated with persistence by Re-entry students. A new typology of adult student in higher education is suggested. First-time students—new students who have never previously been enrolled—are a high-risk group (prone to dropout), but those who persist initially may become more persistent than Re-entry students. / Education, Faculty of / Educational Studies (EDST), Department of / Graduate