O processo de tomada de decisão da administração superior da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF) tendo como referência os relatórios da Comissão Própria de Avaliação (CPA)

Abstract

Education is considered by many as a public good; In Brazil, the Magna Carta characterizes it as a fundamental right of a social nature, and is therefore permeated by public policies aimed at burying its results and actions. In this line of reasoning, Brazilian Higher Education is a constant object of such policies, taking as an example its public policy of evaluation: the current National System of Evaluation of Higher Education (SINAES), in force since 2004. SINAES brings in its There are three main types of evaluation instruments: Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions (AVALIES) - composed of two main phases: self-evaluation and external evaluation; The Evaluation of the Undergraduate Courses (ACG) and the Student Performance Evaluation - National Student Performance Examination (ENADE). In comparison with other possibilities of structures for the evaluation of Higher Education in Brazil, it is possible to consider as a notorious differential of the SINAES the imposition for the implementation of a Self Evaluation Committee (CPA), which is responsible for the whole process of self-evaluation proposed by the system. One of the main activities of the CPAs is the preparation and publicizing of the Annual Reports of Self-Assessment of the respective Institutions. Self-assessment helps the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in recognizing their fragilities and potentialities, becoming an indispensable instrument for the decision-making process. In the screen study, it was analyzed how these reports contribute to the decision-making of the Superior Administration at the Federal University of the São Francisco Valley (UNIVASF). For that, we used semi-structured interviews and questionnaires with open, closed and mixed questions. In all, four interviews were carried out: with the Rector, the President and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Former President of the CPA. Six Pro-Rectors and twentytwo Course Coordinators answered the questionnaires. It is important to emphasize that all the listed players are members of the Superior Administration of UNIVASF, except for the former CPA Chairman, who, although not comprising such administrative structure, is considered a key actor in elucidating the issues surrounding the research. A predominantly qualitative approach was outlined through field research and documentary research; The interpretation of the data provided was largely based on an analytical reading of interviews and questionnaires and qualitative documentary analysis. It was concluded that the perceptions of the respondents of the research, in general, are not unissonas against the nuances that involve the research. Thus, there is not a tendency of expressively strong opinion that represents confluence of ideas among the participants. At the end, suggestions can be found for a better use of UNIVASF's CPA self-assessment reports.