Mercantilização e expansão do ensino superior: uma análise do curso de serviço social na modalidade de ensino á distância em Cruz Das Almas/Ba

Abstract

This study aims to understand the process of commercialization and expansion of higher education, analyzing the Social Work course in the distance learning modality, performing a literature review and a case study with students of the Social Work course at the North University Center. Paraná (UNOPAR) in the municipality of Cruz das Almas / BA. To achieve the research objectives was used as a collection instrument, data consisting of an interview with closed and open questions. For the structure of the work was made a historical course in Brazilian higher education and the implementation of public policies that facilitated the expansion and commercialization of education, during the petista governments and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. Also, the second chapter addressed the historical context of Social Work, the implementation of the distance Social Work course and CFESS's positioning in relation to this distance education course. In the third chapter is exposed the historical context of Cruz das Almas / BA, city chosen for the research. In this last chapter, some scores are made about the EaD Social Work course, as well os interviews with UNOPAR students. The main results and findings refer to the growth of the distance education modality in Social Work in the state, the precarious formation obtained from the students 'perspective, the students' profile, finally, the difficulty of insertion in the internship field.