Permanence Strategies for first-generation students of the Licenciatura en Enfermería at the Sede Regional Chamical, UNLaR

Abstract

This work focuses on the permanence strategies put into play by students who are the first generation of theirfamily to enter the university. The objective is to understand the process of constructing these strategies andidentify the interests and capitals involved, from the theoretical perspective of Pierre Bourdieu (1991). Thestudy population consists of first-generation students who completed the last year of the Licenciatura enEnfermería at the Sede Regional Chamical of UNLaR in 2019. Quantitative (data analysis of secondarysources) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) methodological strategies were applied. Quantitative andqualitative analysis led to the conclusion that among the main retention strategies in university studies appear:literal note-taking, recording classes in audio and repeated listening afterwards, retake the course, networksamong women for childcare, peer support, and study groups. This exploratory and descriptive study willcontribute to decision-making at the level of public policies and institutional management for democratizingaccess, improving retention, graduation rates, and university graduation in the context of the Sede RegionalChamical, UNLaR.