Esta pesquisa investiga os meandros e as redes da relação público/privado que consistiu na implantação do Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR), campus Palmas no ano de 2009, explicitando a que demandas sociais correspondeu o processo de “federalização” do Centro Universitário Católico do Sudoeste do Paraná (UNICS). A pesquisa está assentada, epistemologicamente, no método do materialismo histórico dialético e, metodologicamente consultadas fontes primárias (leis, documentos, entre outros), entrevistas com os envolvidos diretamente no processo estudado e levantamento bibliográfico em obras clássicas, livros, artigos de periódicos, entre outros materiais. Primeiramente foi apontado o cenário da educação superior nos governos de FHC e Lula, e, em particular, a expansão numérica de instituições, na sua maioria privadas. Em seguida, problematizou-se sobre o desenvolvimento histórico de Palmas e a Igreja Católica neste contexto. Posteriormente abordou-se a historicidade do ensino superior em Palmas e o processo de implantação do Instituto Federal (IF). Constatou-se que, a implantação do ensino superior em Palmas, gestado pela Igreja Católica na década de 1960 e, mantida pelo Centro Educacional e Assistencial Dom Carlos (CPEA), balizado pelas políticas educacionais dos governos militares, enfrentou, no decorrer de sua história, problemas de ordem financeira fazendo com que seus gestores e sua mantenedora recorressem, em algumas ocasiões, ao Estado, visando pleitear subsídios que garantissem a manutenção das atividades. A partir do primeiro quinquênio do ano 2000 a crise financeira se agravou ocasionada pela diminuição do número de alunos. Neste sentido, houve um movimento conduzido pelo CPEA/UNICS, apoiado por políticos dos poderes executivo e legislativo, empresários/comerciantes, conduzido pela relação de amizade entre o Bispo Emérito da Diocese de Palmas e Francisco Beltrão, Dom Agostinho José Sartori e o governador do Paraná, Roberto Requião para a “federalização” do UNICS. Este processo se concretizou numa triangulação das esferas público federal, público estadual e privado – o Estado do Paraná procedeu a desapropriação da estrutura física, indenizando a mantenedora, e transferiu ao governo Federal para a implantação de um campus do IF – para a qual foram determinantes as relações de patrimonialismo e afinidades pessoais, demostrando que ainda não se superou no Brasil a distinção entre público e privado confundindo-os, neste caso, ainda mais. O estudo demonstrou também, que a “federalização” não foi um projeto de política pública de Estado para atender as demandas sociais e necessidades da classe trabalhadora por educação pública e gratuita. Foi um projeto arquitetado pela Igreja Católica tendo como representante o CPEA, fazendo uso do Estado para salvar a sua falência. Foi literalmente a “arte de cair em pé”. / This research investigates the networks and intricacy of public / private relationship which consisted on the implementation of the Federal Institute of corresponded to the process of "federalization" of the Catholic University Center of southwest Paraná - UNICS. The research is epistemologically based on the dialectical and historical materialism method, primary sources (laws, documents and others) methodologically consulted, interviews with the ones directly involved in the studied process, and literature findings in classical works, books, journal articles, among other materials. It was first pointed out the scenario of higher education in the FHC and Lula governments, and in particular, the numerical expansion of institutions, mostly private ones. Then it was discussed the historical development of Palmas and the Catholic Church in this context. Later, the historicity of higher education in Palmas and the implementation process of the Federal Institute (FI). It was found that the implementation of higher education in Palmas, gestated by the Catholic Church in the 1960s and maintained by the Education and Assistance Center Dom Carlos (CPEA), marked by the educational policies of the military government, faced financial problems in the course of history, this way taking its managers and sponsor to resort to the State for money in order to help keep the educational activities. In early 2000s, the financial crisis worsened, causing a decrease in the number of students. In this sense, there was a movement led by CPEA / UNICS, supported by politicians from the executive and legislative branches, traders/ businessmen, led by the friendship between Emeritus Bishop of Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Dom Agostinho Jose Sartori and the governor of Parana, Roberto Requião for the "federalization" of UNICS. This process was possible due to the union of the three spheres: federal, state and private. The State of Paraná held expropriation of the physical structure, indemnifying the sponsor , and transferring to the Federal Government for the implementation of a campus FI – For this to happen, the patrimonial relationships and personal affinities were very important, showing that in Brazil the distinction between public and private has not exceeded yet, in this case, making them even more confusing. The study also showed that the "federalization" was not a State public policy project to meet social demands and needs of the working class for free and public education. It was a project devised by the Catholic Church having CPEA as a representative making use of the state to avoid its bankruptcy. It was literally “the art of bouncing back from a hard time.

Esta pesquisa investiga os meandros e as redes da relação público/privado que consistiu na implantação do Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR), campus Palmas no ano de 2009, explicitando a que demandas sociais correspondeu o processo de “federalização” do Centro Universitário Católico do Sudoeste do Paraná (UNICS). A pesquisa está assentada, epistemologicamente, no método do materialismo histórico dialético e, metodologicamente consultadas fontes primárias (leis, documentos, entre outros), entrevistas com os envolvidos diretamente no processo estudado e levantamento bibliográfico em obras clássicas, livros, artigos de periódicos, entre outros materiais. Primeiramente foi apontado o cenário da educação superior nos governos de FHC e Lula, e, em particular, a expansão numérica de instituições, na sua maioria privadas. Em seguida, problematizou-se sobre o desenvolvimento histórico de Palmas e a Igreja Católica neste contexto. Posteriormente abordou-se a historicidade do ensino superior em Palmas e o processo de implantação do Instituto Federal (IF). Constatou-se que, a implantação do ensino superior em Palmas, gestado pela Igreja Católica na década de 1960 e, mantida pelo Centro Educacional e Assistencial Dom Carlos (CPEA), balizado pelas políticas educacionais dos governos militares, enfrentou, no decorrer de sua história, problemas de ordem financeira fazendo com que seus gestores e sua mantenedora recorressem, em algumas ocasiões, ao Estado, visando pleitear subsídios que garantissem a manutenção das atividades. A partir do primeiro quinquênio do ano 2000 a crise financeira se agravou ocasionada pela diminuição do número de alunos. Neste sentido, houve um movimento conduzido pelo CPEA/UNICS, apoiado por políticos dos poderes executivo e legislativo, empresários/comerciantes, conduzido pela relação de amizade entre o Bispo Emérito da Diocese de Palmas e Francisco Beltrão, Dom Agostinho José Sartori e o governador do Paraná, Roberto Requião para a “federalização” do UNICS. Este processo se concretizou numa triangulação das esferas público federal, público estadual e privado – o Estado do Paraná procedeu a desapropriação da estrutura física, indenizando a mantenedora, e transferiu ao governo Federal para a implantação de um campus do IF – para a qual foram determinantes as relações de patrimonialismo e afinidades pessoais, demostrando que ainda não se superou no Brasil a distinção entre público e privado confundindo-os, neste caso, ainda mais. O estudo demonstrou também, que a “federalização” não foi um projeto de política pública de Estado para atender as demandas sociais e necessidades da classe trabalhadora por educação pública e gratuita. Foi um projeto arquitetado pela Igreja Católica tendo como representante o CPEA, fazendo uso do Estado para salvar a sua falência. Foi literalmente a “arte de cair em pé”. / This research investigates the networks and intricacy of public / private relationship which consisted on the implementation of the Federal Institute of corresponded to the process of "federalization" of the Catholic University Center of southwest Paraná - UNICS. The research is epistemologically based on the dialectical and historical materialism method, primary sources (laws, documents and others) methodologically consulted, interviews with the ones directly involved in the studied process, and literature findings in classical works, books, journal articles, among other materials. It was first pointed out the scenario of higher education in the FHC and Lula governments, and in particular, the numerical expansion of institutions, mostly private ones. Then it was discussed the historical development of Palmas and the Catholic Church in this context. Later, the historicity of higher education in Palmas and the implementation process of the Federal Institute (FI). It was found that the implementation of higher education in Palmas, gestated by the Catholic Church in the 1960s and maintained by the Education and Assistance Center Dom Carlos (CPEA), marked by the educational policies of the military government, faced financial problems in the course of history, this way taking its managers and sponsor to resort to the State for money in order to help keep the educational activities. In early 2000s, the financial crisis worsened, causing a decrease in the number of students. In this sense, there was a movement led by CPEA / UNICS, supported by politicians from the executive and legislative branches, traders/ businessmen, led by the friendship between Emeritus Bishop of Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Dom Agostinho Jose Sartori and the governor of Parana, Roberto Requião for the "federalization" of UNICS. This process was possible due to the union of the three spheres: federal, state and private. The State of Paraná held expropriation of the physical structure, indemnifying the sponsor , and transferring to the Federal Government for the implementation of a campus FI – For this to happen, the patrimonial relationships and personal affinities were very important, showing that in Brazil the distinction between public and private has not exceeded yet, in this case, making them even more confusing. The study also showed that the "federalization" was not a State public policy project to meet social demands and needs of the working class for free and public education. It was a project devised by the Catholic Church having CPEA as a representative making use of the state to avoid its bankruptcy. It was literally “the art of bouncing back from a hard time.

This research study analyzed the results of the Jesuit Universities Consortium in comparison with the results of the Catholic Colleges and Universities and the Council for Christian Colleges Consortia as measured by the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in order to determine and identify any statistically significant differences between the consortia. One-way ANOVA analyses and Tukey HSD post hoc comparisons were conducted on the data from freshmen/first year students and seniors/fourth year students on each of the five clusters of the NSSE to determine any statistically significant difference and, subsequently, the effect size of any found differences. The study found that there were statistically significant differences on the following: 1) freshmen/first year students in the Jesuit Universities Consortium and the freshmen/first year students in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Consortium on the NSSE cluster of Academic Challenge, 2) freshmen/first year students in the Jesuit Universities Consortium and the freshmen/first year students in the Catholic Colleges and Universities Consortium on the NSSE cluster of Enriching Educational Experiences, 3) freshmen/first year students in the Jesuit Universities Consortium and the freshmen/first year students in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Consortium on the NSSE cluster of Supportive Campus Environment, 4) seniors/fourth year students in the Jesuit Universities Consortium and the seniors/fourth year students in the Catholic Colleges and Universities Consortium on the NSSE cluster of Active and Collaborative Learning, and 5) seniors/fourth year students in the Jesuit Universities Consortium and the seniors/fourth year students in both of the Catholic Colleges and Universities and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Consortia on the NSSE cluster of Supportive Campus Environment. While statistically significant differences were found in the aforementioned analyses, effect sizes were small for all. Future research studies, including longitudinal studies, are needed to fully investigate levels of student engagement within the three consortia.

Univ., Diss.--Stuttgart, 2000. / Quellen- und Literaturverz. S. 510 - 549.