Perfil de jovens universitários bolsistas do ProUni: um estudo de caso na UNISINOS

Abstract

The presence of university students - in terms of socio-economic vulnerability in the private institutions of higher education has been recently nurtured so massive in Brazil since the implementation of a Public Policy - ProUni - and that it interferes with the individuals reconfiguration of these social actors as well as the dynamics of their sociability. Therefore, the objective of this research is to describe, analyze, interpret and discuss the profile of young college fellows in ProUni UNISINOS. It is a descriptive and interpretive nature of a quantitative-qualitative case study of the reality of UNISINOS, with 1513 students. The work results in development of a profile of these scholars, which is highlighted the geographical distribution of scholars ProUni, the characteristics of gender, ethnicity and disabilities, the composition and characteristics of their families, their social circles within and outside the UNISINOS; their opinions on the ProUni; academic strategies to remain at the university, the major changes in their lives; their sociability and, finally, their general considerations.