Prospecção de dados secundários sobre o perfil de formação e estudantes matriculados em cursos de Agroecologia no Brasil

Abstract

Agroecology higher education courses are significant in expanding knowledge in this area in Brazil. Research that aims to discuss these courses and students enrolled in them has excellent relevance. Presenting succinctly and systematically the contemporary panorama about this area and establishing discussions about it may alleviate possible difficulties. This study aimed to analyze the profile of courses and students enrolled in higher education courses in Agroecology in Brazil, according to prospecting data from the Census of Higher Education (CENSUP) related to the survey in 2021. After that, we aimed to present a comparison with the data related to the higher course of Technology in Agroecology offered by the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí (IFPI) campus Cocal, in order to discuss bottlenecks that have been presented in this offer. Furthermore, the scope of the topic addressed is devoid of studies of this nature. This study obtained microdata from higher education courses in Agroecology in Brazil reported at the 2021 CENSUP and other information from databases related to the IFPI, such as the Plataforma Nilo Peçanha (PNP). Such data were organized, selected, submitted to descriptive statistics, and discussed according to the related literature. The results showed that there are bottlenecks to be faced concerning expanding these offers, which are related to issues connected to inequality. In addition, it was identified that there is a deficit of information about this course and enrolled students regarding a systematic and objective overview of Brazil. Thus, it is essential to create public policies that can alleviate the obstacle addressed and systematize the teaching of Agroecology within the scope of formal education