O papel do ensino superior na inserção no mercado de trabalho: um estudo de caso na comunidade quilombola de Cocalinho-TO.

Abstract

Because they are peoples marked by social exclusion, struggles and resistance, the remaining quilombolas saw in higher education a means to enter the professional market, seek improvements and quality of life for families, aiming to contribute to the growth and development of the community. through their training. In this context, the study aimed to analyze how higher education contributes to the insertion in the labor market of the remnants of the quilombola community of Cocalinho in the municipality of Santa Fe do Araguaia/TO. Specifically, it sought to describe the socioeconomic profile and their working conditions in the Quilombola community of Cocalinho and identify how access to higher education contributed to their insertion in the professional market. The research is classified as a case study with a qualitative approach and applied nature. Data were collected through a questionnaire with remnants of the Cocalinho community, where the difficulties faced in the training period and the contribution of higher education to insertion in the labor market were identified, apart from the research data, it can be identified that the proposed objectives were achieved as a portion of the remaining cocalinho quilombolas who have higher education are inserted in the labor market, enabling the development and socioeconomic growth of the quilombola community