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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1981-2582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Educação]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Educação. Porto Alegre]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1981-2582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1981-25822021000200211</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15448/1981-2582.2021.2.34601</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Instrumento de pesquisa para prevenção da evasão nas instituições de ensino superior à distância: metodologia de construção]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Instrument of research for evasion prevention at distance higher education institutions: construction methodology]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Instrumento de investigación para prevención de la evasión en las instituciones de enseñanza superior a distancia: metodología de construcción]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oberdan Santos da]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gouveia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Borges]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cunha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Simoes da]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Fernando Pessoa  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Superior Miguel Torga  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>44</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1981-25822021000200211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1981-25822021000200211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1981-25822021000200211&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo é relatar as etapas de construção do instrumento de pesquisa para prevenção da evasão, nas instituições de ensino superior à distância. O instrumento foi construído com a finalidade de coletar informações sobre o apoio acadêmico, recebido pelos estudantes, às mudanças nas circunstâncias da vida do estudante durante o processo de formação, aspectos motivacionais, experiência de aprendizagem em geral e características individuais. No estudo foi adotada uma abordagem quantitativa, com base em estudos nacionais e internacionais. Os resultados apontaram 83,3% de concordância entre os juízes para os constructos da motivação, apoio (tutor, familiar e financeiro) e 100% de concordância para os constructos sexo, idade, educação anterior e situação de trabalho. Esses dados podem ser úteis aos pesquisadores e estudiosos para o alinhamento do foco e do objetivo de seus estudos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The instrument was constructed to gather information about the academic support received by students, changes in the circumstances of the student's life during the training process, motivational aspects, general learning experience and individual characteristics. The study adopts a quantitative approach based on national and international studies. The objective of the study is to report on the stages of construction of the research tool to prevent evasion in Higher Education Institutions at a distance. The results indicate 83.3% concordance between the judges for the motivational, support (tutor, family and financial) constructs and 100% agreement for the constructs sex, age, previous education and work situation. These may be useful to researchers and scholars for aligning the focus and purpose of their studies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El instrumento fue construído con el fin de recoger informaciones sobre el apoyo académico recibido por los estudiantes, los cambios en las circunstancias de la vida del estudiante durante el proceso de formación, aspectos motivacionales, experiencia de aprendizaje en general y características individuales. El estudio adopta un enfoque cuantitativo basado en estudios nacionales e internacionales. El objetivo del estudio es relatar las etapas de construcción del instrumento de investigación para prevenir la evasión en las Instituciones de Enseñanza Superior a distancia. Los resultados apuntan el 83,3% de concordancia entre los jueces para los constructos de la motivación, apoyo (tutor, familiar y financiero) y el 100% de concordancia para los constructos sexo, edad, educación anterior y situación de trabajo. Estos pueden ser útiles a los investigadores y estudiosos para la alineación del foco y del objetivo de sus estudios.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[educação superior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[educação à distância]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[evasion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[higher education]]></kwd>
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