RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES IN BRAZIL CURRENT: REFLECTIONS ON THE QUADRENNIAL AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL

Abstract

This article aims to discuss, through a descriptive and exploratory approach, combined with critical and reflective analysis, the structuring and functioning of the evaluation process of the Stricto sensu Graduate Programs (PPGSS), by the Coordination for the Improvement of Level Personnel Superior (CAPES) in Brazil. Historical aspects are presented, with emphasis on structuring, development and evaluation, managed by CAPES. Alignment parameters to international standards, with dimensions and indicators centered on models from other countries, are guiding the evaluation of PPGSS in the country and, in this context, would the multidimensional model be a solution? Issues aligned with the role and function of Universities and Brazilian postgraduate courses, the absence of equal treatment of research funding by the Government (in its various spheres) and by the Institutions, as well as the appreciation of regional differences are discussed. Such questions are heterogeneous and difficult to resolve, however, to discuss here, a reflection on the promotion of a Stricto sensu Graduate course with quality and greater access to the population, with a view to human qualification.