PERMANÊNCIA ESTUDANTIL NA PANDEMIA NA PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO

STUDENT RETENTION IN GRADUATE STUDIES DURING THE PANDEMIC

Abstract

This article aims to bring discussions regarding postgraduate students who faced the pandemic period with its academic setbacks, the trajectory of these students in the post-pandemic. With the arrival of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, higher education institutions needed to adopt social distancing in the academic community, with a view to preserving the health of the institution's students, teachers and staff. Thus, social distancing brings with it the difficulties imposed by the pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the situation for higher education students, making it even more complicated, as issues involving student dropout have increased, thus contributing to the drop in students pursuing higher education in Brazil. This scenario of uncertainty and political conflicts brought to the field of education the dropouts of students who were unable to continue their studies in higher education, as blockages of student scholarships are a reality experienced by these students, who need the student scholarship and financial support. to continue their studies in places far from their regions of origin. The methodology applied in this article was a bibliographical review with the intention of locating studies already carried out on the permanence of students in postgraduate studies during the pandemic and its subsequent impacts, we carried out a bibliographical survey, with the aim of understanding what has been produced. It is concluded that due to the pandemic, teachers and students needed to change their academic activities, thus problems that already existed were more highlighted during the pandemic period. Social inequality was more noticeable, especially among IES students. Keywords: pandemic. student retention. IES. Inequality