A produção do conhecimento sobre idosos/as no ensino superior divulgadas em periódicos: balanço e perspectivas da última década

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the knowledge produced about older adults in higher education, as published in journals, within the last decade, and how this production points to, or does not point to, the contributions that access to and permanence in this context can have on improving the quality of life of these individuals. To this end, we start from the following question: What has been published in journals regarding the production of knowledge about older adults in higher education, within the last decade (2013-2023)? To answer this question and achieve the proposed objectives, we opted for a qualitative research approach, following the bibliographic research method. Based on the survey and analysis of articles according to investigative procedures, the findings indicate that, even with the growing number of older adults who are more active and aware of their rights, there is a need for more studies on the access and retention of these individuals in higher education, since the corpus of articles analyzed showed that this inclusion contributes positively to the de-invisibility of this subject in society, due to the new social role that is associated with them after entering university.