Formative experiences of Guinean migrants at the Federal University of Ceará: phenomenological analysis

• Autor(a) principal: Martinho Infolna Ié, Fidelia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Coelho Castelo Branco, Paulo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Psicologia (Fortaleza. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/psicologiaufc/article/view/81575
• topic: Professional education; Human migration; Social processes; Phenomenological psychology; Colleges; Formação prossional; Migração humana; Processos Sociais; Psicologia fenomenológica; universidades

We aim to understand the meanings of the training experience of Guinean migrants at the Federal University of Ceará (FUC). Initially, we problematize the migration causes and its psychological consequences. We present a theoretical foundation on the migration phenomenon. We expose the Guinea-Bissau panorama and the factors that lead Guineans to migrate to study at FUC. We used a semi-structured interview script with four Guinean students and analyzed their experiences according to an empirical phenomenological methodology. We established and discussed the following themes: educational differences between Brazil and Guinea-Bissau; financial and adaptive difficulties; intercultural learning. The experiences approached not only deal with academic-professional training, but with a Guinea-Brazil cultural identity. Just as Guinean students are transforming, from an opening to Brazil, via university, it's necessary that the movement be bilaterally feedback. Historically, what was once the uncertain fate for slaves, must be signed with a promising future for those students committed to (re)building a better country, be it Guinea-Bissau or Brazil.