Nightly college in Brazil: the difficulties around the educational concern and the importance of the social relationsh ip in the educational environment

Abstract

The proposal of this work is presenting the stimuli that impact the college nightly students motivation in to go to the school, considering the aspects around the educational concern: collective transportation, traffic and public safety, as well as the infrastructure aspects of the school and social relationships. In 2002, the number of college nightly enrolments was 2,003,755, representing 57.6% of Brazil total (3,479,913 enrolments). Research made with 244 Business Administration nightly course students, from a private school in São Paulo, it was possible to conclude that the most relevant aspect in motivating the student was the teacher-student relationships (83% of answers); on the other side, the item with the lowest percentage of motivation was safety conditions in collective transportation (7%). Results indicate that the teacher has responsibilities that transcend the efficient use of pedagogical concepts and learning techniques. The teacher should be conscious about the importance of teacher-student relationship realized by the students. The nightly student generally after having a hard journey goes to the school looking for knowledge, professional development and college certificate. All the te achers must be in mind the Henry Adams ́ sentence: “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”.