Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIA APARECIDA DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : MARIA APARECIDA DA SILVA
DATA : 26/11/2025
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: PPGEdu-CAC
TÍTULO:

Commuting Patterns of Students at the Jane Vanini Campus of the State University of Mato Grosso: Relationships of Access to Higher Education

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Student commuting. Higher education. Public policies. Democratization of access. UNEMAT.

PÁGINAS: 81
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Humanas
ÁREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Tópicos Específicos de Educação
RESUMO:

This research is situated within the theme of policies for access to higher education, with a primary focus on the entry into higher education of students who commute daily. The study is linked to the research line: Teacher Training, Policies and Pedagogical Practices of the Postgraduate Program in Education – PPGEDU, of the Research Group on Policies of Access and Retention in Higher Education (GPAPES) - State University of Mato Grosso – UNEMAT. The research aims to understand the expectations and challenges faced by students at the State University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Jane Vanini Campus, who commute daily to attend higher education, as well as to analyze the public and institutional policies that influence the entry and retention of these individuals in the university. The study is based on the understanding that student commuting is a recurring reality in inland regions, expressing territorial, socioeconomic, and institutional inequalities that affect the democratization of access to public higher education. This research is based on a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, and adopts the case study as a methodological strategy, considering UNEMAT/Campus Jane Vanini, located in Cáceres-MT, as its locus. Students residing in adjacent municipalities, whose academic training depends on daily commuting between their cities of origin and the university campus, were investigated. The study involved three main stages: a theoretical and documentary review of public access policies; a review of scientific productions in the CAPES database, from 2020 to 2024; and the collection of empirical data through an online questionnaire applied to students entering in the academic years 2022/1 and 2022/2, after the return of in-person activities following the COVID-19 pandemic. The theoretical results show that, although Brazil has advanced in policies for expansion and inclusion in higher education—such as ProUni, FIES, REUNI, and the Quota Law—significant gaps persist in policies for student retention. In the context of UNEMAT (State University of Mato Grosso), the process of decentralization has broadened access to free public education, but has not guaranteed equitable conditions for students who face long distances, high transportation and food costs, and restrictions on participation in academic activities. These challenges compromise the performance, integration, and sense of belonging of these students. It is concluded that student commuting is a phenomenon that transcends geographical mobility, representing a concrete expression of social and territorial inequalities. The effective realization of the right to higher education requires public policies that consider these specificities and promote not only access but also qualified retention and academic success. By giving visibility to the reality of commuting students, this study contributes to the debate on equity and democratization of higher education in Brazil, offering support for the improvement of institutional policies at UNEMAT and other public universities in the interior of the state.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 83264001 - FERNANDO CEZAR VIEIRA MALANGE
Interna - 31286101 - ELIZETH GONZAGA DOS SANTOS LIMA
Interna - 82415001 - LORIEGE PESSOA BITENCOURT
Externa à Instituição - DANIELLE XABREGAS PAMPLONA NOGUEIR - UnB
Externa à Instituição - 651.440.581-91 - PATRICIA SIMONE NOGUEIRA - UFMT