A Iniciação Científica no Curso de Ciências Contábeis da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Abstract

Scientific Initiation can be considered as an important means of improving knowledge, since it provides the development of science, encompasses new lines of research and study, and also fosters interest in teaching in the academic universe, providing continuity of knowledge . This research aims to analyze how scientific initiation has taken place in the Accounting Sciences course at the Federal University of Tocantins. For this, bibliographic, descriptive research with a qualitative approach was adopted. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were conducted, divided into two sections, the first with a sample of students from the 2nd to the 8th period composed of twelve students; and the second with professors from the Accounting Science Course at UFT. Documentary research in teachers' lattes curricula was also adopted. The results revealed that Scientific Initiation in the Accounting Science Course at UFT is still incipient, even if it is undergoing a process of timid growth, it is still necessary to plan and invest in policies to foster such practice in undergraduate courses. Both teachers and students pointed out difficulties in making Scientific Initiation something cultural in the Accounting course.