Política de ação afirmativa: compreendendo a dinâmica da in(ex)clusão na formação acadêmica de estudantes indígenas da UFT

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Sandra Alberta
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/23212
• topic: inclusão; indígenas; política afirmativa; inclusion; indigenous people; affirmative policy; CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ADMINISTRACAO::ADMINISTRACAO DE EMPRESAS

The Brazilian educational policy is based on the assumption that the school is the main mechanism for the development of a democratic and egalitarian society. The affirmative action in the educational area with a view to promoting equity and social inclusion of disadvantaged and discriminated populations are endorsed by this initiative. On the assumption that the dynamics of the relationships experienced in the University context, if marked by prejudices and discrimination, can influence the education of indigenous students and the effectiveness of the affirmative policies, this study was developed in order to understand the dynamics of in(ex)clusion perceived by indigenous students from the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). The research occurred in two steps: the investigative documentary research and the fieldwork. The technique used for the evaluation of the interviews was the analysis of the contents, from which came the six thematic categories which constitute the dynamics of the in(ex)clusion. They are: 1) aspects of the indigenous identity; 2) walking in both worlds; 3) dynamics of relationships at the University; 4) the importance of attending College; 5) the causes of dropouts; and 6) militant profile and the expectation of professional performance. The dynamics of in(ex)inclusion perceived by indigenous students is inextricably linked to the particular cosmology of each indigenous people, resulting from experiences before the admission of these subjects at the University. Furthermore, such dynamics is marked by prejudices, discrimination and hostility from non-indigenous, which constitute elements more of exclusion than of inclusion. We were also able to see, based on reports from indigenous students and on other studies, that the quotas policies for admissions in IESP alone do not guarantee the professional training of indigenous students and their inclusion. The contribution of this study stays in the theoretical and empirical field, in the expansion of knowledge about management of inclusion and diversity, specifically in public policies of affirmative actions towards a College education for the indigenous students, because there are a limited number of systematized and published information about selection, admission, permanence and education of indigenous students.