INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF UNDERGRADUATE LICENCIATE DEGREES IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

• Autor(a) principal: Paula, Poliana C. Rocha de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Mello, Irene Cristina de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Reamec
• Texto Completo: https://periodicoscientificos.ufmt.br/ojs/index.php/reamec/article/view/10967
• topic: Internacionalização; Ensino Superior; Licenciatura; Internationalization; Higher Education; Licentiate Courses

Among the policies aimed at Brazilian higher education in the last decade, internationalization has gained considerable space as an important path for institutional development. This article focuses on this theme, analyzing the process of internationalization in the context of undergraduate licenciate degrees, from the perspective of students. In this regard, a qualitative research was carried out with data production in two stages. In the first phase, document analysis was carried out in order to investigate the participation of undergraduated licentiate students in international mobility processes. In second stage, an interview was carried out with the application of the focus group technique, carried out in person with students of the Chemistry course licentiate degree at a public university. Three categories were established for the analysis of data relevant to the concept of internationalization, the international students’ experiences and language skills. The analysis of the data allowed us to conclude that there is still a lot of inequality in terms of international mobility between the Bachelor and Licentiate students. Licentiate courses have a limited participation in the internationalization movement, especially in current public policies, which highlights the need for institutional actions in the search for methods and strategies that enable the broad participation of teachers, technicians and students.