Política de Expansão e Interiorização da Educação Superior no âmbito do Programa REUNI: Um enfoque para a Graduação da UFRB

Abstract

This dissertation aims investigate the effects of REUNI Policy in UFRB graduation from the point of view of expansion of courses and number of vacancies in the intricacies of internalized expansion. The study was based on the theoretical referential of Teixeira (2002), Morosini (2001) and Brandão (2012), among others, with contributions on public policy, expansion, equity and quality in educational policy. An approach of quantitative nature was chosen, predominantly qualitative. As for the type, the research was mixed (exploratory and descriptive) and as to the ends, it was adhered to the descriptive bias allied to documental analysis. Direct observation procedures were used, semi structured interviews and questionnaires for the representatives of the Central Administration, Center Directors, representatives Teachers / Labor Union and students, all belonging to UFRB. The data obtained gave the basis for the triangulation. In conclusion, in relation to the accession of the UFRB to REUNI, it was based on incipient discussions; in the aspect of the Program conception in the institution it was too daring for a young institution with little administrative experience; regarding the expansion of Graduation courses, it happens that the quantitative is lower than expected; in relation to the structure to run the courses is insufficient to cover the expansion, the internalization occurs in a limited way, because the access of students from the cities in the Reconcavo region of Bahia at UFRB, despite its growing, it is still lower than in other regions and the managers believe that the two bottlenecks institution after the program were hiring servers and infrastructure. It is pointed out as an alternative to improve the expansion, the construction of a of an accountability Seminar promoted by the Central Administration with participation of the academic community to expose their perceptions with the program and plan actions together to overcome the bottlenecks of graduation after REUNI.