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Integration and Self-efficacy in Higher Education are important concepts for students' success in tertiary education. This research aimed at identifying the relationship between these two concepts during the first year was realized in two distinct opportunities. The participants were 189 freshmen Bachelor degree candidates in Portuguese, Mathematics, Information Technology and Bussiness Administration of a private higher education institution. Through the Scale Higher Education Self-efficacy and the Academic Experience Questionnaire, it was verified significant and positive correlation between these concepts in both opportunities. However, the strong correlation (ρ = 0.706; p = 0.0001) at the first phase changed to moderate correlation (ρ = 0,674; p = 0.002) in the second phase. The results contributes to broaden the knowledge about these concepts and supports the development of institutional actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to impart a project developed for the Visually Impaired Students of the Sao Paulo Adventist Academic Center (UNASP), especially to Higher Education faculty as a target public, who are not specialists for the visually impaired. It is believed that by publishing this study, mainly among college faculty members, it will play an important role in informing and contributing to the empowerment and integration of blind citizens into the information society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]