Thesis (DTech (Public Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007 / Since 1992 the National Research Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry, with support from industry, have been running a funding initiative under the auspices of Technology for Human Resources in Industry Programme (THRIP). This initiative provides funding to qualifying academics/researchers in South Africa's tertiary institutions and science councils to conduct research and development-oriented (or applied) research. This collaborative funding of applied research is geared to facilitating cross-transference of knowledge, skills and resources across academic institutions, government science, engineering, technology institutions and the industrial sector. It is also expected that research and project outputs will be commercialised to improve the competitiveness of South African industry in the face of globalisation and technological advancement. With public money spent on research projects of national importance, impact and value for money become Vitally important, hence the need for impact assessment. A non-probabilistic sample of 52 research projects in seven standard industrial classification categories or sectors conducted by 44 project leaders (who are academics/researchers) based in seven traditional universities, one former technikon (now university of technology) and three divisions of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, were assessed for impact. A non-experimental design was used, involving synergising the goal-attainment and side-effects evaluation models, and reinforcing them with two elements of causal tracing, temporal precedence and coherence, to facilitate attribution of benefits and impacts. THRIP's strategic objectives served as relevant indicators for impact assessment since projects' objectives co-terminate with them. In the context of the research, a definition of 'performance indicator' as "evidence of what has actually happened" was adopted, lending weight to project leaders' reports of projects' impacts. 'Success', defined in terms of projects' not only accomplishing their objectives, but also yielding value to beneficiaries and stakeholders, is posited as a possibly problematic term given that different stakeholders might have different criteria of judging it. Responses obtained from questionnaires administered to project leaders and industry partners' or sponsors' contact persons, the latter for triangulation, were analysed and categorised into four broad thematic areas: human resource development/intellectual, commercial/economic, social and technological. A number of findings emerged from the main questionnaire. A little more than half (56%) of the projects were completed and 44% were ongoing; majority (85%) were implemented according to plan; three categories of primary beneficiaries were cited by project leaders; projects were meant to address multiple problems/situations; they had multiple objectives; and majority (92%) were successful and made many impacts. Managerial strategies, supplemented by environmental and other factors, contributed to projects' success. Several reasons were offered for failure or inconclusiveness.

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar a concepção de desenvolvimento da UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco, localizado na região sudoeste do Paraná. Para isso, realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo exploratória. Os dados foram coletados por meio de: documentos da universidade, sendo: a Lei n. 11.184/2005, de criação da UTFPR; o Estatuto da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; o Projeto Político-Pedagógico Institucional (PPI); e o Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI 2009-2013); roteiro de entrevistas semiestruturado com os dirigentes do Câmpus, com coordenadores do Grupo Gestor do Território Sudoeste do Paraná (GGETESPA), e com representantes do Câmpus Pato Branco neste grupo. Para o tratamento dos dados nos documentos foram selecionadas algumas expressões relacionadas ao desenvolvimento: desenvolvimento local, comunitário, regional, do estado do Paraná, nacional, sustentável, econômico, político, social, ambiental, cultural, científico e tecnológico. A ideologia foi a categoria de análise que permeou a pesquisa. O estudo foi organizado em três partes. Na primeira, buscou-se contextualizar a região sudoeste paranaense, a UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco e o GGETESPA. Na segunda, destacou-se o surgimento do conceito de desenvolvimento no mundo e como este se propagou no Brasil, inserindo-se nos mais diversos modelos de desenvolvimento. A terceira parte contém os resultados da pesquisa empírica. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa evidenciaram a carência de clareza do Câmpus em relação ao desenvolvimento, bem como a carência de uma política institucional consistente sobre desenvolvimento. As manifestações/atuações do Câmpus em prol do desenvolvimento estão mais centradas em pessoas e/ou em cursos específicos. Embora nas falas dos entrevistados tenham predominado menções que evidenciam uma visão economicista de desenvolvimento, o Câmpus apresenta iniciativas relevantes, como a atuação de grupos de pesquisa e pós-graduação, os quais vêm contribuindo com discussões e ações em torno do desenvolvimento da região sudoeste do Paraná. Pode-se concluir que, a UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco, inserida nas contradições da sociedade capitalista, é reflexo dessas contradições, revelando a ideologia que perpassa no seu interior. Falar em desenvolvimento no interior de uma universidade é considerar o quanto esta última vem sendo influenciada, cobrada, pelas novas necessidades do capital e o quanto ela pode contribuir para o enfrentamento dessa realidade, apresentando, assim, possibilidades e limites à construção de um projeto emancipador de educação e desenvolvimento. / The goal of this research was to identify the conception of development of UTFPR Campus Pato Branco, located in the southwest region of Paraná. For this, it was carried out a bibliographical research and field exploration. Data were collected through: documents of the university, as follows: The UTFPR creation law no. 11.184/2005, the Universidade Técnológica Federal do Paraná Statute, the Institutional Political and Educational Project (PPI) and the Institutional Development Plan (PDI 2009-2013); set of interviews semistructered with the leaders of the Campus, with coordinators of the Manager Planning Group of the southwest of Paraná (GGETESPA), and representatives of the Campus Pato Branco in this group. In order to treat the data in the documents were selected some expressions related to the development: local development, community, regional, Paraná state, national, sustainable, economic, political, social, environmental, cultural, scientific and technological. Ideology was a category of analysis that has pervaded the research. The study was organized into three parts. At first, it was tempted to contextualize the southwestern Paraná region, the UTFPR Campus Pato Branco and GGETESPA. After that, the highlight was the emergence of the concept of development in the world and how it has spread in Brazil, inserting itself in various development models. The third part contains the results of empirical research. The results obtained in this research showed a lack of clarity of the Campus related to development, as well as the lack of a consistent policy on institutional development. The demonstrations / performances of the Campus for development are more people-centered and / or in specific courses. Although the speeches of respondents have prevailed entries that show an economistic view of development, the Campus presents relevant initiatives such as the performance of research groups and postgraduate studies, which have contributed to discussions and actions around the development of the southwest of Paraná. It can be concluded that, UTFPR Campus Pato Branco, inserted into the contradictions of capitalist society, is the reflect of these contradictions, revealing the ideology that pervades inside. Speaking in development within a university is to consider how the last one has been influenced, charged by the new needs of capital and how it can contribute to face this reality, showing then, possibilities and limits of the construction of an emancipatory project of education and development.

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar a concepção de desenvolvimento da UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco, localizado na região sudoeste do Paraná. Para isso, realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo exploratória. Os dados foram coletados por meio de: documentos da universidade, sendo: a Lei n. 11.184/2005, de criação da UTFPR; o Estatuto da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná; o Projeto Político-Pedagógico Institucional (PPI); e o Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI 2009-2013); roteiro de entrevistas semiestruturado com os dirigentes do Câmpus, com coordenadores do Grupo Gestor do Território Sudoeste do Paraná (GGETESPA), e com representantes do Câmpus Pato Branco neste grupo. Para o tratamento dos dados nos documentos foram selecionadas algumas expressões relacionadas ao desenvolvimento: desenvolvimento local, comunitário, regional, do estado do Paraná, nacional, sustentável, econômico, político, social, ambiental, cultural, científico e tecnológico. A ideologia foi a categoria de análise que permeou a pesquisa. O estudo foi organizado em três partes. Na primeira, buscou-se contextualizar a região sudoeste paranaense, a UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco e o GGETESPA. Na segunda, destacou-se o surgimento do conceito de desenvolvimento no mundo e como este se propagou no Brasil, inserindo-se nos mais diversos modelos de desenvolvimento. A terceira parte contém os resultados da pesquisa empírica. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa evidenciaram a carência de clareza do Câmpus em relação ao desenvolvimento, bem como a carência de uma política institucional consistente sobre desenvolvimento. As manifestações/atuações do Câmpus em prol do desenvolvimento estão mais centradas em pessoas e/ou em cursos específicos. Embora nas falas dos entrevistados tenham predominado menções que evidenciam uma visão economicista de desenvolvimento, o Câmpus apresenta iniciativas relevantes, como a atuação de grupos de pesquisa e pós-graduação, os quais vêm contribuindo com discussões e ações em torno do desenvolvimento da região sudoeste do Paraná. Pode-se concluir que, a UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco, inserida nas contradições da sociedade capitalista, é reflexo dessas contradições, revelando a ideologia que perpassa no seu interior. Falar em desenvolvimento no interior de uma universidade é considerar o quanto esta última vem sendo influenciada, cobrada, pelas novas necessidades do capital e o quanto ela pode contribuir para o enfrentamento dessa realidade, apresentando, assim, possibilidades e limites à construção de um projeto emancipador de educação e desenvolvimento. / The goal of this research was to identify the conception of development of UTFPR Campus Pato Branco, located in the southwest region of Paraná. For this, it was carried out a bibliographical research and field exploration. Data were collected through: documents of the university, as follows: The UTFPR creation law no. 11.184/2005, the Universidade Técnológica Federal do Paraná Statute, the Institutional Political and Educational Project (PPI) and the Institutional Development Plan (PDI 2009-2013); set of interviews semistructered with the leaders of the Campus, with coordinators of the Manager Planning Group of the southwest of Paraná (GGETESPA), and representatives of the Campus Pato Branco in this group. In order to treat the data in the documents were selected some expressions related to the development: local development, community, regional, Paraná state, national, sustainable, economic, political, social, environmental, cultural, scientific and technological. Ideology was a category of analysis that has pervaded the research. The study was organized into three parts. At first, it was tempted to contextualize the southwestern Paraná region, the UTFPR Campus Pato Branco and GGETESPA. After that, the highlight was the emergence of the concept of development in the world and how it has spread in Brazil, inserting itself in various development models. The third part contains the results of empirical research. The results obtained in this research showed a lack of clarity of the Campus related to development, as well as the lack of a consistent policy on institutional development. The demonstrations / performances of the Campus for development are more people-centered and / or in specific courses. Although the speeches of respondents have prevailed entries that show an economistic view of development, the Campus presents relevant initiatives such as the performance of research groups and postgraduate studies, which have contributed to discussions and actions around the development of the southwest of Paraná. It can be concluded that, UTFPR Campus Pato Branco, inserted into the contradictions of capitalist society, is the reflect of these contradictions, revealing the ideology that pervades inside. Speaking in development within a university is to consider how the last one has been influenced, charged by the new needs of capital and how it can contribute to face this reality, showing then, possibilities and limits of the construction of an emancipatory project of education and development.

M.Com. (Business Management) / The complex nature of problems that the world is currently facing necessitates the emergence of new ways of producing knowledge relevant for dealing with these challenges. These challenges are multi-faceted and must be broken down into a variety of components as well as serially managed in order to ensure that a suitable plan of action can be formulated. A key aspect of dealing with these complex issues is through the integration of knowledge from a variety of disciplinary sources. Higher education institutions, through research, have the capability to elucidate the necessary disciplinary options from which these issues can be resolved. One approach that can be exploited in academia is transdisciplinary research. Transdisciplinary research integrates the best available knowledge sources and creates a platform from which researchers can create ownership of the problems and provide options for solving them. With this in mind, strategies that enhance transdisciplinary at academic institutions have become essential. One such strategy that can be employed is coopetition. Coopetition is a strategy that combines both cooperation and competition. This strategy is derived from the belief that competitors can benefit from one another if they collaborate and eliminates the traditional mindset that deters competitors from working together. However, before coopetition can be formalised, it is important to identify whether researchers are willing to adopt the behaviour required for it. Thus, this research, using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model, aims to identify whether researchers possess the behavioural intent towards the adoption of coopetition, which can foster a culture of transdisciplinary research. The study elaborates on the attitudes, norms and perceived self-efficacy of actively engaged researchers from two higher education institutions (one private, the other public) in South Africa. The attitudes, norms and perceived self-efficacy were then used to compute a behavioural intent score. The analysis occurred on two levels: within the institution, and across institutions. The results revealed that actively engaged researchers at these two institutions possess a moderately high likelihood of engaging in coopetitive relationships despite the extent to which individuals are influenced by norms being low. This study concludes with suggestions of future research with regards to enhancing coopetition and transdisciplinary research.

Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Change characterises life in the early twenty first century and higher education is no exception. Higher education in South Africa is currently in a considerable state of flux which ultimately is actualised at institutional level. It is academic staff who encounter these changes first hand. Technikon lecturers, in particular, are faced with additional challenges not faced by their university counterparts - they have been called upon to change from a primarily vocational to an academic alignment as a result of technikons being given the right to award degrees. This study conducts a cross sectional survey of academic staff at the Port Elizabeth Technikon to identify their academic workload, with particular reference to their research function. It also seeks to establish whether lecturers consider themselves to be adequately prepared for their research function. A review of the literature reveals that lecturers in higher education are involved in a wide variety of activities, the main ones being teaching, research, service, and scholarship. The literature review also shows that in overseas institutions with missions similar to the technikons, lecturers experienced changes to their workload as a result of the restructuring of higher education. The empirical study shows that academic staff at the Port Elizabeth Technikon have much in common with their international peers in terms of the changes and pressures that have been experienced. The work reality for lecturers at the named institution includes all the traditional elements associated with being academic: teaching, research, service and scholarship. Although research is a new function, this has been positively embraced by most staff and that in most cases lecturers consider themselves to be adequately prepared for this function. The empirical study also shows that more than one third of the respondents do not support the institutional vision of becoming "the first choice technological university of South Africa". Further, the study shows that, in common with other studies, staff were of the opinion that the institution undervalues teaching and that research attracts more recognition and rewards. Finally, it shows that significant numbers of staff work in excess of 50 hours per week and carry teaching loads that are greater than the institutional guidelines. Recommendations are made on the basis of these findings and a further avenue of research is suggested. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verandering is 'n kenmerk van die lewe in die vroee een-en-twintigste eeu en hoer onderwys is geen uitsondering nie. Hoer onderwys in Suid-Afrika ervaar tans 'n besonderse toe stand van veranderlikheid, maar dit is uiteindelik op onderwysinrigtingvlak wat did tot verwerkliking kom. Dit is akademiese personeel wat hierdie veranderings eerstehands ondervind. In die besonder word Technikonpersoneel gekonfronteer met uitdagings waaraan hulle universiteitsewekniee nie blootgestel word nie - daar word van hulle vereis om van 'n primere beroeps-orientering oor te skakel na 'n akademiese ingesteldheid as gevolg van die feit dat technikons die mandaat verkry het om grade toe te ken. Hierdie studie het 'n opname onder akademiese personeel aan die Port Elizabethse Technikon gedoen om vas te stel wat die personeel se akademiese werkslading is, met besondere verwysing na hulle navorsingsfunksie. Die ondersoek poog ook om vas te stel of lektore van mening is dat hulle genoegsaam voorberei is vir hulle navorsingsfunksie. 'n Literatuuroorsig toon dat lektore in hoer onderwys betrokke is by 'n bree verskeidenheid aktiwiteite, waarvan die belangrikste onderrig, navorsing, dienslewering en vakkundigheid (scholarship) is. Die literatuurstudie toon ook dat in ander lande aan inrigtings met soortgelyke doelstellings as die technikons, lektore veranderings in hulle werksladings ondervind het as gevolg van die herstrukturering van hoer onderwys wat teen die einde van die twintigste eeu plaasgevind het. Die empiriese studie toon dat akademiese personeel aan die Port Elizabethse Technikon met betrekking tot die veranderings en druk wat ondervind word veel in gemeen het met hulle intemasionale ewekniee, Die realiteit in die werkplek vir lektore by genoemde inrigting sluit al die tradisionele elemente in wat verband hou met die akademie: onderrig, navorsing, diens en vakkundigheid (scholarship). Alhoewel navorsing 'n nuwe funksie is, is dit deur die meerderheid personeel positief aanvaar en in die meeste gevalle is lektore van mening dat hulle vir hierdie funksie voldoende voorberei is. Die empiriese studie toon ook dat meer as een derde van die respondente nie die institusionele visie om "die eerste-keuse tegnologiese universiteit van Suid-Afrika te wees" ondersteun rue. Voorts toon die studie soos ook in ander studies, dat personeel van mening was dat die inrigting onderrig geringskat en dat meer erkenning en belonings aan navorsing gegee word. Laastens toon dit dat 'n beduidende aantal personeellede meer as 50 uur per week werk- en onderrigladings dra wat meer is as die riglyne van die inrigting. Op grond van hierdie bevindings word aanbevelings gemaak en 'n verdere navorsingsrigting voorgestel.

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Science, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, University of the Witwatersrand. Johannesburg, 2016. / The challenges facing humanity are presenting at an unprecedented scale and complexity. Climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ocean depletion, poverty, inequality, and failing health care and educational systems are among the problems that have come to be defined as "wicked" because of their spread and interconnectedness. At the same time, there has been an increasing realisation that multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary (MIT) research is critical to addressing these complex global challenges. This research identified some of the barriers and enablers to MIT research at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), based on interviews with researchers and research managers at the University who have been involved in conducting or facilitating MIT research. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / LG2017

Submitted by Elba Lopes (elba.lopes@fecap.br) on 2016-12-30T19:03:55Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Ana Lucia de Souza Dias.pdf: 590211 bytes, checksum: 7e6e970daafac8131df1e8f41f949138 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-30T19:03:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Ana Lucia de Souza Dias.pdf: 590211 bytes, checksum: 7e6e970daafac8131df1e8f41f949138 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-09-02 / The aim of this research was to analyze the consistency between the Teaching Project, the legislation relevant to the university education in Brazil, and the teaching practices, in the view of the coordinator and professors from an Accounting Sciences graduation course in the city of S??o Paulo. It was a qualitative research. Firstly, it was applied an interview scrip. Secondly, with the professors. The results from the first stage show that, according to the coordinator, the competency approach is dealt with since the beginning of the course, and in all disciplines: basic, professional, theoretical and practical. The results from the second stage show that, despite working the competency approach, most professors do not know the concept of competency-based education, but apply this concept, although not knowing the theory. This stage also verified that the Teaching Project is in accordance with the National Curricular Guidelines. / O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a consist??ncia entre o Projeto Pol??tico Pedag??gico, a legisla????o pertinente ao ensino superior no Brasil e as pr??ticas docentes, por meio do olhar do coordenador e dos docentes de um curso de gradua????o de Ci??ncias Cont??beis da cidade de S??o Paulo. A pesquisa qualitativa foi o m??todo selecionado. Em uma primeira etapa, foi usado um roteiro de entrevista com o coordenador do curso e, em uma segunda etapa, com os professores. Os resultados da primeira etapa apontam que, na vis??o do coordenador, a no????o de compet??ncias ?? tratada desde o primeiro dia do curso e em todas as disciplinas de forma????o: b??sica, profissional e te??rico-pr??tica. Os resultados da segunda etapa apontam que, apesar de trabalharem a no????o de compet??ncias, a maioria dos docentes n??o conhece o conceito de pedagogia por compet??ncias, mas aplicam esse conceito, embora n??o conhe??am a teoria. Tamb??m constatou que o projeto pol??tico pedag??gico contempla as orienta????es contidas nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais.

The in-class learning environments of a traditional and hybrid mathematics course were compared. The hybrid course had half the face-to-face meetings as the traditional course; outside of class, the students in the hybrid section completed asynchronous online assignments that involved watching content-delivery videos. Moving the content delivery outside of the classroom for the hybrid format had an impact on the interactions between the students and the professor inside the classroom. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of verbal discourse determined that the hybrid class format reduced the amount of in-class time devoted to direct instruction and increased the level of student discourse. Students assisted other students, had the freedom to make mistakes, and were able to receive personal guidance from the professor. The professor was able to address student misconceptions on formative assessments in class. Previous studies of the hybrid class model had focused on comparing differences in examination scores, GPAs, and pre- and post-test scores between the traditional and hybrid class model rather than comparing what is occurring inside the classroom. Quantifying what effect the shift from the traditional to the hybrid class model had on discourse inside the classroom is a first step towards confirming how the different methods of content delivery affects the in-class learning environment, and provides insight into certain pedagogic advantages the hybrid format may offer.

CNPq / O presente texto visa apresentar o delineamento de uma pesquisa de campo exploratória vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional, da UTFPR Câmpus Pato Branco. A pesquisa tem como foco de análise a educação superior no desenvolvimento da Guiné-Bissau – suas contribuições, limites e desafios. A educação formal na Guiné Bissau começou durante a colonização portuguesa, 1446 -1974, contudo, um número muito ínfimo dos guineenses tinha acesso à escola, por conta da política adoptada pelo colonizador que era “adormecer” quanto possível os nativos para não darem conta da exploração que o país estava sofrendo. A situação colonial não criou oportunidades de o país poder desenvolver um ensino de qualidade para todos, porque à boa parte dos guineenses era negado o acesso àquele que é considerado um valor fundamental na sociedade humana. O país colonizador pouco investiu na educação da população, em relação a outros países como Inglaterra, França nas suas colônias como Gambia e Senegal, respectivamente. Trata-se de estudo com abordagem qualitativa, uma vez que estudos dessa natureza revelam uma relação dinâmica entre o mundo real e o sujeito, isto é, um vínculo indissociável entre o mundo objetivo e a subjetividade do sujeito que não pode ser traduzida em números. Para isso, foi realizada pesquisa de campo, exploratória, envolvendo doze instituições da Guiné-Bissau, sendo: oito de Educação Superior, dois ministérios e dois institutos nacionais de pesquisa. A amostragem envolveu dirigentes e ministros das instituições nominadas. A coleta de dados ocorreu por intermédio de: roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado com dirigentes e ministros das instituições nominadas; documentos oficiais das universidades: projeto pedagógico, cursos, pesquisa, extensão, recursos humanos, estrutura administrativa, dentre outros; documentos oficiais dos ministérios: Plano Nacional de Educação para Todos, Segundo Documento de Estratégia Nacional de Redução da Pobreza (DENARP II), Projeto de Apoio de Ensino Superior nos Países da União Econômica Monetária Oeste Africana (UEMOA), dentre outros; banco de dados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa. Os resultados demonstram que as principais contribuições da educação superior para a Guiné-Bissau consistem em maior número de cidadãos com formação superior, maior número de funcionários preparados para o bom desempenho laboral, administração pública eficaz e eficiente, maior produtividade econômica nacional e diminuição da pobreza. No entanto, há muitos limites para o desenvolvimento do país e da educação superior, dentre eles: o início tardio e ainda incipiente da educação superior na Guiné-Bissau, à falta de qualificação de docentes e a infraestrutura, necessária para tal, o parco Orçamento Geral de Estado para a educação, uma vez que o país tem sido considerado um dos que muito pouco investe na educação comparando com países dessa região africana. A atual conjuntura global faz com que todos os países adotem políticas públicas voltadas ao desenvolvimento. E a educação superior deve ser um desafio premente dos países para a concretização do desenvolvimento almejado por todos. Dentre as oportunidades para a Guiné-Bissau em relação à mobilidade de alunos e docentes, estão os acordos educacionais com países como Portugal, Cuba, Rússia, Senegal, China, Brasil. / This paper aims to present the design of an exploratory field research linked to the Graduate Program in Regional Development, of UTFPR Pato Branco Campus, near its conclusion. The research has as analysis focus the higher education in the development of Guinea-Bissau - its contributions, limitations and challenges. Formal education in Guinea-Bissau began during the Portuguese colonization, 1446 -1974, however, a very tiny number of Guineans had access to school because of the policy adopted by the colonizer which was "asleep" as possible the natives not to make them realize the exploration that the country was suffering. The colonial situation did not create opportunities for the country to be able to develop a qualified education for everybody, because for most of Guineans were denied the access to what is regarded as a fundamental value in human society. The colonizer Country invested just a little in the education for the population, in relation to other countries like England, France in its colonies as Gambia and Senegal, respectively. It is a qualitative study, since these studies reveal a dynamic relationship between the real world and the subject, that is, an indissoluble link between the objective world and the subjectivity of the subject that cannot be translated into numbers. For this, we conducted a field research, exploratory one, involving twelve institutions of Guinea-Bissau, as follows: eight from the Higher Education, two ministries and two survey national institution. The sampling involved leaders and ministers from the nominated institutions. Data collection occurred through: semi structured interview guide with leaders and ministers from the nominated institutions, official documents of the universities: pedagogical project, courses, research, extension, human resources, administrative structure, among others; official documents of the ministries: National Plan of Education for Everybody, Second Document of National Strategy of Poverty Reduction (DENARP II), Support Project for Higher Education in the Countries of the West African Economic Monetary Union (UEMOA), among others; database of the Research National Institute. The results show that the main contributions of higher education to Guinea-Bissau consist of, greater number of citizens with higher education, higher number of trained staff for good work performance, effective and efficient public administration, higher economic national productivity and poverty decrease. However, there are many limits to the higher education’s and country's development, among them: the late and incipient beginning of the higher education in Guinea-Bissau, the lack of qualified teachers and infrastructure, necessary for that, the meager General Budget of the State for education, since the country has been considered one of which invest just a little in education compared with countries in our African region. The current global situation makes all the countries adopt public policies for the development. And higher education should be a pressing challenge of the countries to achieve the development pursued by all. Among the opportunities for Guinea-Bissau in relation to the mobility of students and teachers, there are the educational agreements with countries such as Portugal, Cuba, Russia, Senegal, China, Brazil.

Esta pesquisa situa-se no campo da Educação Ambiental na universidade e seu objetivo principal foi analisar a inserção da dimensão ambiental na formação profissional dos cursos da área das ciências sociais aplicadas, nas universidades estaduais públicas do estado do Paraná. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, que utilizou a análise documental e o método de estudo de caso. Os dados da pesquisa documental foram coletados a partir da análise do Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) e Projeto Político-Pedagógico Institucional (PPI), das seis universidades selecionadas para o estudo. Por conseguinte, a análise concentrou-se nas matrizes curriculares e ementas dos cursos selecionados, sendo os cursos de Administração, Ciências Contábeis, Ciências Econômicas, Serviço Social e Secretariado Executivo. O estudo de caso foi desenvolvido na Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO, junto ao setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, integrando os cinco cursos já descritos anteriormente. Para a coleta de dados do estudo de caso, utilizou-se a entrevista estruturada – junto aos chefes de departamento e professores, e questionário - que foi aplicado aos acadêmicos. Os dados coletados foram submetidos a análise do discurso, e agrupados com base nas seguintes categorias de análises: A Educação Ambiental no contexto universitário; A Educação Ambiental no curso das Ciências Sociais Aplicadas e a Educação Ambiental na percepção dos sujeitos pesquisados. Dentre os principais resultados deste estudo pode-se inferir que a universidade ainda não reconheceu a necessidade da educação ambiental em todas as áreas, bem como as interfaces e comunicação entre as ciências. Especificamente com relação a área de Sociais Aplicadas, apesar de incorporarem a discussão socioambiental no processo de formação dos futuros profissionais, as discussões elencam mais os aspectos sociais, o que torna o espaço da Educação Ambiental ainda incipiente. Evidenciou-se que o interesse em inserir a discussão ambiental nos cursos foi motivado pelos próprios professores, não tendo nenhuma relação com diretrizes ou regulamentações institucionais ou governamentais. Os resultados sugerem que a discussão ambiental está mais presente no ensino, o que induz uma carência de pesquisas e atividades extraclasses na área. De maneira geral, a pesquisa demonstra a necessidade de direcionar uma maior atenção à problemática ambiental, deixando de lado paradigmas, concepções fragmentadas e visão utilitarista, emergindo para um processo de mudança, em que a complexidade das questões ambientais e sua abordagem multidimensional são as bases dos processos educacionais. / This research is in the field of environmental education at the university and its main goal was to analyze the integration of the environmental dimension in professional training from the courses in the applied social sciences area at public state universities in the state of Paraná. This is a qualitative study which used the method of documentary analysis and case study. The documentary research data were collected from the analysis of the Institutional Development Plan ( IDP ) and the Institutional Political Pedagogical Project ( IPPP), from the six universities selected for the study. Therefore, the analysis focused on curricular matrices and summaries of the selected courses: courses in Business Administration, Accounting Sciences, Economic Sciences, Social Work and Executive Secretariat. The case study was developed at the Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste - UNICENTRO closely with the Applied Social Sciences sector, integrating the five courses previously described. For the data collection of the case study, it was used a structured interview - along with the department heads and teachers, and a questionnaire - which was applied to the academic students. The collected data were subjected to discourse analysis, and grouped based on the following categories of analysis: Environmental Education in the university context ; Environmental Education in the course of Applied Social Sciences and Environmental Education in the perception of the researcher subjects. Among the main results of this study, it can be inferred that the university has not recognized yet the need for environmental education in all areas as well as the interfaces and communication between the sciences. Specifically on the area of Applied Social Science, despite incorporating socio-environmental discussion in the process of the training of the future professionals, the discussions are over the social aspects, which makes the space for the Environmental Education still incipient. It was evident that the interest in incorporating environmental discussion in the courses was motivated by the teachers themselves, having no relation with institutional or government guidelines or regulations. The results suggest that the environmental debate is more present in teaching, which induces a lack of research and out-of-class activities in the area. Overall, the research demonstrates the need to direct more attention to environmental issues leaving aside paradigms, fragmented concepts and utilitarian view, emerging to a process of change in which the complexity of environmental issues and their multidimensional approach are the foundations of the educational processes.