Caminhos, potências e percalços na formação inicial de um biólogo bacharel: um estudo autobiográfico

Abstract

Many difficulties and beauties are present in the initial training of professionals that takes place in undergraduate courses at Higher Education Institutions. This work aimed to pay attention to the formative strengths and setbacks during the experience of a bachelor’s student in Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Pontal Campus. Through an autobiographical research methodology, we sought to highlight the formative paths, reflect on student experiences and think in a problematizing and proactive way about the issues that appear as barriers and incentives in initial training. As a result, six autobiographical narratives were developed that sought to explore the nuances of the initial training of a bachelor’s student in Biological Sciences, considering issues such as: paths to entering undergraduate studies; formative experiences during the bachelor’s degree; difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it; dealing with anxiety; challenges in carrying out the Final Course Work; distances and approximations between what is learned and what moves in the job market. Finally, the power of autobiographical research is highlighted to demonstrate the challenges that need to be addressed and the formative possibilities that need to be enhanced.