Experiência da monitoria no Programa Universidade para Todos (UPT) em Camaçari: aproximações e contradições com o trabalho docente

Abstract

This study was mobilized around the Public Policy called the University for All Program (UPT). The general objective of the research was to understand how teaching work is developed in the University for All Program (UPT), based on the experiences of monitors who work in Camaçari/Bahia. Thus, our research interest was this Educational Policy created to allow the lower classes access to University Education. Thus, we dialogued with authors who discuss the themes of this Public Policy and the Educational Policy, in order to broaden the understanding of this Educational Policy in the context of Brazilian Education. The feasibility of this investigation was organized based on the qualitative approach, using descriptive-analytical research. In the methodological path, we carried out the survey and study of legal documents such as Notices and Decrees about the UPT, as well as specialized bibliography on the subject. In order to better understand the performance of the monitoring in the UPT Program, we conducted structured interviews with three monitors who work at UPT-Camaçari/BA. With the information obtained from the interviews, we used content analysis, taking into account the research question and the objectives of the study. The results revealed the existence of three thematic categories: Category 1) Academic and professional trajectory of the tutoring position; Category 2) Motivations for the development of tutoring; Category 3) Conditions for the development and appreciation of tutoring. Thus, the main findings of the research demonstrate that: the tutors already have an initial training that, combined with their experience at the UPT, leads them to continue their teaching career; the motivations to continue working as tutors are related to a social commitment to individuals who come from public schools and who have the opportunity to enter University Education through the UPT; the conditions for working and appreciation of tutoring in the context of the UPT are directly related to the recognition of the role of tutoring, with investments in terms of pay, physical and technological structure, and reorganization of the pedagogical work developed by the tutors. Based on a careful analysis of the categories, we concluded that the UPT Program has socio-educational relevance in the context of Bahia and has been an important Public Policy to increase the representation of the number of students from the lower classes in university contexts. To strengthen this Policy, it is necessary to recognize the role that tutoring plays within the Program, so that this results in a more comprehensive Educational Project with due recognition/prestige/social and professional appreciation of the work of tutors who are timidly beginning to teach, but who can pursue a career as teachers in various educational stages and modalities. The working conditions of tutors must be associated with the appreciation of work that involves a fair salary, adequate infrastructure, a balanced workload and systematic pedagogical support.