Difficulties faced by Unimontes university students from other cities to complete their undergraduate degree in Physical Education Licentiate

Abstract

The difficulties encountered by academics from other cities to complete their degrees do not have as a background, only one factor, although the lack of financial resources seems to be the most significant in this context. Thinking about the problems that involve this issue, the choice of the theme was made, firstly, because it is a reality of many young people who attend some degree in public institutions, moving from their city and to study in larger cities, such as Montes Claros (a city in the north of Minas Gerais), counting on the m few resources and far from their families. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the difficulties encountered by these university students, who despite studying in a public university, face numerous mishaps to remain in higher education. In methodological terms, this was a descriptive, cross-sectional research with a qualitative approach to the data. The sample was composed of a total of 21 students from other cities, duly enrolled in the 7th night and 8th day period of the Physical Education Degree course of the State University of Montes Claros, in 2019,  nine of their daytime and twelve of the night. To carry out the field research, the instrument used was a semi-structured interview. The data analysis was divided into two moments, the first of which sought to present the profile of the students of the Physical Education Degree course of Unimontes from other cities. The second part of the analysis concerns categorization, taking into account our object of study (difficulties faced by university students from other cities). After transcription and reading of all collected material, three categories were created, namely: 1) Financial difficulty; 2) Work and study; 3) Distance from Family. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively, through the category technique, proposed by Minayo et al.  (2002). Therefore, from the data obtained here, we can affirm that the main difficulty faced by university students from other cities to complete their undergraduate degree is financial difficulty, as well as the difficulty in reconciling study and work. For those who need to live in Montes Claros to stay on course, the difficulty in dealing with the distance from the family was also highlighted. In this way, it is necessary to take a closer look at the student, it is the duty of the State and the universities to be concerned because these institutions have an important role and social responsibilities in the face of the multiple problems faced by most young people who manage to enter Brazilian higher education.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/devopinterscie-271