A meritocracia no ensino superior sob a perspectiva do discurso neoliberal: o acesso e a permanência de estudantes de origem popular nas universidades públicas do Estado do Amapá

Abstract

This research aims to reflect about Higher Education in Brazil and its relations with the capitalism, neoliberal discourse and meritocratic principles how process of social exclusion or inclusion, because the public institutions of higher education prepare the academic for the word market. By this, we can be affirming that they are socioeconomic and cultural conditions that are determinants for admission, continuation and completion of undergraduate courses. The present survey adopted the perspective of historical and dialectical materialism, because the conditions of humans are multifaceted. Therefore, this study analyzed the academics of public universities of the state Amapá and the existence of meritocratic principles or democratization about to the access and retention in higher education.