Análise da distribuição espacial dos/as discentes dos cursos de licenciatura do IFBA/Campus de Salvador, no contexto de 15 anos da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the spatial distribution of students enrolled in the undergraduate teaching programs in Geography, Physics, and Mathematics at the Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA), Salvador Campus, from the second semester of 2011 to the second semester of 2023. The analysis was based on the definitions of geographical space and the analytical categories proposed by Milton Santos, seeking to understand the geographic reach of these programs within the municipality of Salvador and the Metropolitan Region of Salvador (RMS). The study also aimed to understand how the IFBA/Salvador Campus has influenced the spatial dynamics of student flows in these programs, based on its institutional and social roles. The results allowed for the identification of the campus as a fixed point of attraction for students in teacher training programs, in addition to identifying the factors that encourage and enable their permanence at the institution. This analysis is relevant in light of the national context of high dropout rates in teaching programs, standing in contrast to the strategic role of Federal Institutes in expanding access to higher education and in teacher training.