Relação da governança com indicadores de eficiência, de eficácia e de efetividade das universidades federais brasileiras

Abstract

Public governance aims to evaluate, guide, and monitor public management through leadership, strategy, and control actions. In the case of Brazilian federal universities, there are internal control indicators (TCU management indicators) and social control indicators (RUF scores) designed to evaluate these entities that provide free public higher education services. These indicators focus on the efficiency, or the effectiveness and efficacy of the universities. Thus, this study aims to analyze the relationship between governance and efficiency, effectiveness, and efficacy, as measured by internal and social control indicators, in Brazilian federal universities. To this end, this documentary and explanatory study, with a quantitative approach, will apply correlation and regression tests to identify the indicators capable of differentiating the 69 federal universities included in the study, according to the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, and efficacy. The results show a high degree of heterogeneity in the federal higher education system. The iESGo index presents an extremely high range, as does the RUF-Total index, highlighting profound institutional differences. The GEPG index, although presenting moderate average values, exhibits a large relative variation, indicating the sensitivity of this indicator to institutional conditions and governance arrangements.