Abstract
Here we present an exploratory qualitative study guided by social constructionism and discursive psychological approach. Its main objective is to analyze the meanings around the migratory experience on African students linked to the PEC-G partnership program. This research took place at a Northeast Brazilian university, using participant observation for six months and semi-structured interviews with eight academic individuals. Among the main results we highlight the facilitated access to higher education through PEC-G (at a low cost in Brazil) as well as the aspiration of social promotion. Within this process there’s an evidence of individual and family investment, the contact with other worldviews and behaviors that enable them to elaborate new meanings, and playing an influence on their process of adaptation.
Keywords:
migration; higher education; africans