Evasion, retention and diplomation: occurrences and motivations

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the occurrences of evasion, retention and graduation of students from a federal teaching institution. Methodologically, this is a case study, with a qualitative-quantitative approach, with an exploratory-descriptive character. The organization that was the object of this study was a public teaching institution, multicampi, formed by ten academic-administrative units of which 543 students participated. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The results allowed us to identify that many factors influence evasion, graduation and academic retention. The success and permanence of students may be linked to personal factors, didactic-pedagogical factors, structural issues of cities, etc. Thus, it is necessary to acknowledge, track and confront these issues.