A escolha de jovens cotistas pelo Bacharelado Interdisciplinar da Universidade Federal da Bahia

Abstract

The present work aimed to understand the process of choosing the Bachelor Interdisciplinary Program (BI) of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) by young quota holders, graduates of public schools, self-declared black and brown and with a per capita income of up to one salary minimum, considering or selective format of the Unified Selection System (SiSU). The investigation started from the hypothesis that the young quota holders choose the UFBA BI as a alternative, but viable, of access to the public university, in view of the possibility of, after complete it, join a highly competitive professional course at SiSU, through selection process restricted to BI graduates. Methodological research procedures were guiding by the qualitative approach and consisted of analysis of a database containing information sober young people who participated in a UFBA extension project that aimed at these students in their preparation process for the National Teaching Exam (Enem), conducting interviews with two solutions as Medium in the BI in Health and a postgraduate degree from BI in Science and Technology. The results revealed that the status UFBA social security associated with the possibility of entering a professional course considered of greater social prestige after the completion of BI led as young people to choose the course. Not this with regard to permanence, this faith guaranteed by student assistance policies and support from older students in the indication of curricular components that contribute to the successful transition to the second cycle. However, from the moment of choice he ate a conclusion of the course, the interviews point out institutional and formative barriers in the operationalization of BI. As for future youth projects, we identified how your main desire, entering the world of work, as it is the opportunity to change their living conditions and families.