ACCESS AND PERMANENCE OF BLACK PEOPLE IN POSTGRADUATE COURSES AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ, BELÉM CAMPUS

Abstract

This article analyzes the access and retention of individuals in graduate studies at UFPA at the master's and doctoral level of both sexes belonging to the ethnic-racial group classified as black. Methodologically, we chose to apply a questionnaire made using Google Forms and then the results were analyzed. The data reveal that the path to entering graduate school was full of challenges, but overcome with perseverance, 40%. Regarding the main challenges they encounter along the path of graduate studies, it is possible to note that the financial difficulty in paying for studies. In addition, insecurity regarding the choice of an academic career was a point highlighted by the interviewees. It is clear that the lack of guidance and the conciliation with work and studies say a lot about the lack of educational policies that allow students to remain. Therefore, it is essential to expand educational policies that allow black students to remain in graduate studies at UFPA.