Report of mission on the Documentation Centre of the ECLA Office for the Caribbean: assessment of its present situation and recommendations for its development

Includes bibliography

Report of Mission on Port Administration in the East Caribbean Countries: St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica: 29 June to 28 September 1971

Includes bibliography

Report of mission on ports and harbours development and planning in East Caribbean countries, 1 November 1970 to 31 January 1971

Includes bibliography

A Universidade Federal do Pará no processo de modernização da gestão universitária

O desafio de encontrar novos meios de administrar as organizações públicas, os quais não estivessem limitados aos indicadores financeiros e contábeis, foi a grande motivação para o surgimento do planejamento estratégico nas instituições de ensino superior, através de um sistema de gestão estratégica que traduz a missão e a estratégia de organizações, análise do ambiente interno e externo a organização. Esta dissertação aborda a questão da modernização da gestão, através de um estudo de caso de caráter descritivo realizado na Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), de como foi implantado o processo para “aprimorar o sistema de planejamento institucional” com vistas a buscar soluções conjuntas aos problemas enfrentados pelo fator negativo - precariedade do sistema de planejamento - diagnosticado no Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional da UFPA 2001-2010, tendo a Pró-Reitoria de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Institucional – PROPLAN, como Unidade Central de Planejamento, responsável em desenvolver e implantar instrumentos gerenciais, padronizados, uniformizando as diretrizes gerais oferecendo a todos os segmentos da universidade um eixo comum, norteador das políticas da Universidade, observadas as peculiaridades da sua configuração multicampi. O objetivo principal desta dissertação é identificar as ações estabelecidas no processo para “aprimorar o sistema de planejamento institucional visando reduzir a precariedade do sistema de planejamento na Universidade Federal do Pará”. A metodologia utilizada é a pesquisa qualitativa e como técnica de coleta de dados utilizou-se a pesquisa documental. Os resultados encontrados indicam que a preocupação com estratégias na gestão universitária, são fatos relativamente recentes e que se encontra em profundas transformações, sendo que, no período analisado, a preocupação maior se dá nas unidades acadêmicas. Foi possível observar que as fases do processo de planejamento das ações não se realizam completamente em todas as Unidades e Campi, pois o sistema de acompanhamento do processo de planejamento, praticamente não existiu. Por conseguinte, até então, inexistia uma cultura de planejamento na organização, com a ausência de integração das ações de planejamento entre as Unidades Acadêmicas e a Unidade Central de Planejamento, contribuindo, assim, com a precariedade do Sistema de Planejamento Institucional na UFPA. Conclui-se assim, que houve um avanço nas mudanças planejadas e executadas, tornando a UFPA uma organização isomórfica, as unidades da UFPA que enfrentam as mesmas condições ambientais, foram compelidas a imitarem umas as outras, as características organizacionais foram modificadas consensualmente, através de decisões colegiadas, por meio de uma gestão democrática, tornando, assim, os elementos estruturais isomórficos, consistindo então, conforme a teoria, em estruturas organizacionais que refletem uma realidade socialmente construída. Mas, apesar de ter ocorrido um avanço nas mudanças planejadas e executadas, a universidade utiliza determinados mecanismos não porque acredite que a tornem mais eficaz, mas porque são mecanismos impostos, por pressões externas, a universidade tem que cumprir atos formais, regras, leis e sanções, numa relação de dominação e dependência, configurando-se o isomorfismo institucional coercitivo. Como, também, conclui-se conforme informações coletadas que não ocorreu uma mudança organizacional no sentido amplo, e sim, algumas modificações específicas. Avaliando-se, então, pode-se dizer que a UFPA conseguiu tornar suas Unidades homogêneas nas práticas administrativas, especificamente na prática de planejar, na busca de aperfeiçoar o sistema de planejamento das ações da UFPA – ao se observar que, das vinte e oito Unidades regimentalmente constituídas até 2006, dezenove elaboraram Planos de Gestão para o período de 2002 a 2009, representando que 64% das unidades realizaram as ações planejadas na sua totalidade. E, 36%, nove Unidades não constituíram Planos de Gestão, não utilizaram, instrumentos gerenciais padronizados, uniformizando as diretrizes gerais oferecendo a todos os segmentos da universidade um eixo comum, norteador das políticas da Universidade.

Avaliação institucional e projeto pedagógico: articulação imprescindível

Pós-graduação em Educação - FFC

Sérgio Buarque de Holanda: a trajetória de um intelectual independente

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Evaluation of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission 3B43 product over an inland area in Brazil and the effects of satellite boost on rainfall estimates

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

The triple near-Earth asteroid (153591) 2001 SN263: an ultra-blue, primitive target for the Aster space mission

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Trends in Brazilian academic production in the History of Mathematics Education: directions from EBRAPEM

The number of papers on History of Mathematics Education presented at EBRAPEM (Brazilian Meeting of Graduate Students in Mathematics Education) has increased significantly between 2003 and 2008. This article presents a study with the aim of identifying themes, periods in focus, and sources and theoretical and methodological references used by the authors of the papers on History of Mathematics Education published in the proceedings of VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII EBRAPEM. The study indicates that the approach of ongoing research in History of Mathematics Education in Brazil has been similar to the approach of research in History of Education in general. However, the institutional separation between these two areas of investigation is noted as a factor rendering communication between both groups of researchers difficult.

A escolha da profissão docente: perfil dos alunos do curso de Pedagogia da UNESP/Bauru no ano de 2011

Several aspects interfere when it comes to choose a career. Some of which are family and cultural influence; and even lack of opportunities. Such aspects were greatly taken into consideration for defining the subject of this research which is to analyze the reasoning Pedagogy students from UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista – University of São Paulo State) used when choosing their academic career, and to assess the students’ profile who were taking this course in 2011 as well as the influence of students’ socioeconomic conditions. An empiric approach with a qualitative survey was chosen to develop this research which was conducted with a questionnaire appliance and with a semi-structured interview with randomly selected students. A theoretical study about the specifics of the academic career and a fully comprehension of the legal / regulatory aspects of this profession in Brazil were also conducted. The survey results showed that most students were women, supporting the fact that this career has become a female profession. Characteristics such as vocation and mission, presented on literatures as the specifics of this profession were clearly seen in the survey results. Several students went to public schools and are labeled into the classes C and D in social economical status; furthermore almost 50% had not chosen Pedagogy as a first choice for a major. However, most of the students do not think that their social economical status had influence in their choice. Nevertheless some students claimed that their options were not their first wish and their choice was made by the easier possibility of entering and concluding the course besides the prompt need of these professionals after graduating in the job market. The students’ education background were also discussed in the research... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Construction of the dispositions of institutional habitus in the academic field

This paper describes the main phases of development of an Institute of Chemistry in relation with national policy from the academic field. Its history begins with a proposal to meet the demand for chemistry teacher education and goes on to become a major center for research, education and extension. Throughout its 50 years of history, the Institution has faced numerous challenges by adopting strategies that have established and revealed its institutional habitus. To this end, we use some of René Kaës’s concepts about the development of groups and institutions, highlighting mainly the origins, expectations and covenants that underpinned its foundation, and the entire process of its expansion and institutionalization. Our main focus, also interpreted based on the theory of Pierre Bourdieu and followers, is the establishment of its institutional habitus, i.e., how it interprets and organizes its institutional teaching, research and extension activities within the context of the academic field. The peculiarity of the process has been the mismatch between internal and external pressures. Even though presenting the results of a case study, in general, our methodology can improve the understanding of institution’s development in relation with educational policy.

Student's academic efficacy or Inefficacy? an example on how to evaluate the psychometric properties of a measuring instrument and evaluate the effects of item wording

This study evaluated the effect of item inversion on the construct validity and reliability of psychometric scales and proposed a theoretical framework for the evaluation of the psychometric properties of data gathered with psychometric instruments. To this propose, we used the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which is the most used psychometric inventory to measure burnout in different professional context (Students, Teachers, Police, Doctors, Nurses, etc…). The version of the MBI used was the MBI-Student Survey (MBI-SS). This inventory is composed of three key dimensions: Exhaustion, Cynicism and Professional Efficacy. The two first dimensions—which have positive formulated items—are moderate to strong positive correlated, and show moderate to strong negative correlations with the 3rd dimension—which has negative formulated items. We tested the hypothesis that, in college students, formulating the 3rd dimension of burnout as Inefficacy (reverting the negatively worded items in the Efficacy dimension) improves the correlation of the 3rd dimension with the other two dimensions, improves its internal consistency, and the overall MBI-SS’ construct validity and reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis results, estimated by Maximum Likelihood, revealed adequate factorial fit for both forms of the MBI-SS (with Efficacy) vs. the MBI-SSi (with Inefficacy). Also both forms showed adequate convergent and discriminant related validity. However, reliability and convergent validity were higher for the MBI-SSi. There were also stronger (positive) correlations between the 3 factors in MBI-SSi than the ones observed in MBI-SS. Results show that positively rewording of the 3rd dimension of the MBI-SS improves its validity and reliability. We therefore propose that the 3rd dimension of the MBI-SS should be named Professional Inefficacy and its items should be positively worded.