Estudo sobre a realidade socioeconômica e universitária dos alunos do curso de Ciências Econômicas- Ufal. Campus Sertão - Unidade Santana do Ipanema-AL

Abstract

The research aims to present the academic and socio-economic challenges faced by students on the Economics course at Ufal’s Santana do Ipanema campus in the hinterland. Its research problem is to analyze the reality of these students, with regard to socio-economic aspects and academic performance, as well as to verify the difficulties they face related to work and study and to verify the student’s perspectives on professional and academic life. In addition to demonstrating the importance of student assistance and which programs related to it are present at the Federal University of Alagoas, and at this teaching unit. This work was carried out by means of a quantitative survey, using a form addressed to the students of the course of different periods, which took place between the months of November 2023 and March 2024. It resulted in a university profile of students who have gone through academic challenges consisting of difficulties in keeping up with classes during the remote teaching period, as well as being low-income people who manage to combine their studies with work, and who are mostly informal workers.