Avaliação da política de assistência estudantil: o auxílio alimentação no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Tocantins (IFTO) - Campus Palmas

Abstract

The present qualitative and quantitative research had as objective verify the efficacy of meal allowance supported by the student assistance policy from the IFTO –Campus Palmas and its suitability to the needs of students who are in socioeconomic vulnerability, considering the specificities of the institution and of the students to whom are awarded this allowance,contributing to permanence of them in the institution. The research was conducted using an approach of applied nature.The data collection was performed by means of semi-structured interviews with closed and open questions, including nutritional assessment. The data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, involving the development of graphics, tables and charts which were commented individually. We obtained data from 30 students that are benefited with the meal allowance distributed in several programs as: high school integrated into the technical school, National Program for the integration between Professional and Basic Education for young people and adults (PROEJA), subsequent technical and tertiary study. The findingsallow to affirm that the meal allowance has achieved the purposes for which it was created, providing better qualityof life for studentsand raising their academic performance.Asconclusions, recommendations were presented to contribute to the improvement of meal allowance developed by the campus of Palmas.