Uso dos resultados da autoavaliação institucional na perspectiva dos gestores de uma universidade pública federal

Abstract

With the implementation of the National System of Evaluation of Higher Education, approximately a decade ago, higher education institutions experienced a process of change that had repercussions on their organizational structure and on their design and model. Institutional evaluation becomes more and more important, especially with regard to the use of the results of the evaluation process as a subsidy for institutional improvement. Therefore, it is considered relevant and timely to conduct a study about the relationship between the results of the evaluations carried out and the management actions within the university. In this sense, the objective of this study is to analyze the repercussion of the results of the self assessment process carried out by the Self Evaluation Committee, within the scope of the management of a public institution, from the perspective of the management group. The study is characterized as an applied research, of a descriptive nature, with a quantitative and qualitative approach and a questionnaire composed of open and closed questions, applied to the managers, was used as instrument of data collection. The results show that although the managers conceive the data of the self-evaluation as an important management allowance, the use of this information is still punctual and does not constitute an institutionalized action in the university. The conclusions of the study present elements that can contribute to the formulation and improvement of the evaluation practice in the institution and to the advancement of the studies on the institutional evaluation in order to meet the objectives of National System of Evaluation.