Nursing students admitted through the affirmative action system display similar performance in professional and academic trajectories to those from the regular path in a public school in Brazil

Marize Lima de Sousa Holanda Biazotto, Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems, Fernanda Viana Bittencourt, Gilson Roberto de Araújo, Sérgio Eduardo Soares Fernandes, Carlos Manoel Lopes Rodrigues, Francisco de Assis Rocha Neves and Fábio Ferreira Amorim

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Objectives: Affirmative action providing higher education access for socially vulnerable students has been implemented in several countries. However, these policies remain controversial. This study compares the performance of students admitted through the regular path and social quota systems, during and after completion of nursing education, in a public nursing school in Brazil. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all students admitted to nursing school at the School of Health Sciences (ESCS), Brazil, between 2009 and 2014, who were followed until May 2020. The first phase involved document analysis from the ESCS academic management system and Brazilian government agencies. In the second phase, a survey was conducted among the alumni. The social quota system criterion was public school attendance across all primary and secondary education levels. Results: Of the 448 students included in the study, 178 (39.7%) were from the affirmative action and 270 (60.3%) from the regular path systems. Affirmative action students were older at the time of nursing school admission (p

Date: 2022
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