The crisis and the search for autonomy in Brazilian federal universities

This paper analyzes the multifaceted aspect of the crisis situation in the Brazilian federal universities, as a rich and varied social phenomenon that exists inside and outside these institutions. The paper identifies the different kinds of crises affecting these institutions, stressing the identity...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sleutjes, Maria Helena Silva Costa, Oliveira, Fátima Bayma de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/7732
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/7732
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:university
autonomy
federal universities.
University
autonomía
universidades federales.
universidade
autonomia
universidades federais.
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the multifaceted aspect of the crisis situation in the Brazilian federal universities, as a rich and varied social phenomenon that exists inside and outside these institutions. The paper identifies the different kinds of crises affecting these institutions, stressing the identity crisis related to our world and the management crisis of the Brazilian State. This crisisinvolves deep and essential components of the development of science and technology in Brazil, compromising the future of the next generation. Therefore, it demands mechanisms allowing the university to face, in a totally renewed dynamics, the challenge of being the guardian and the retainer of knowledge, as well as responsible for breakthrough discoveries. The paper especially analyzes the issue of self-government, pointing out thegrowing need for adopting state-of-the-art management parameters which may provide for the system's survival. This paper also presents the insights of deans of federal universities in Rio de Janeiro.