The general purpose of this thesis is to contribute to further understanding of the academic appointment process explored and defined as participation in a collegial educational process. The appointment process for academic positions has historically been regulated by state authorities ever since the first university was established in Sweden and has continuously been questioned for necessity, procedure etc. The object of study is the appointment process focusing the consideration of teaching skill in appointing academic teachers. A theoretical construction is used as a method in order to grasp what the experts and applicants consider. The thesis draws theoretical inspiration from the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu especially his work on social practice and his explanations within praxeological knowledge. In this thesis cultural capital, habitus and doxa are used as concepts for constructing a social practice. Inspired by Bourdieu’s concepts, the appointment process is made visible grounded on documentation: judgments of qualifications written by external experts and the applicants’ documentation in their applications. The empirical material on merits is analyzed according to Bourdieu’s indicators on symbolic capacities. The disposition of habitus (as an inner organizing principle) is limited to cultural capital and background demographic data. The indicators on scientific skill are also transmitted into symbolic capacities on teaching skill. Three appointments as assistant professors are analyzed, framed by information on advertisement, description of documentation, time lapse and final decision in appointment committees. The main conclusions are that the experts select whom to appoint using their practical sense unaware of the driving forces, explained as social practice. The experts act in line with the purpose of the assignment and they follow all the rules and instructions. Teaching skill is focused by the applicants and experts as practical mastery in the subject field (pedagogical authority). Selection is explained by the concept of habitus. Another conclusion is the tendency to “nuanced” co-optation similar to when appointments were made by self selection and teaching ability was important in early 19th century. A final conclusion is that in positioning of arguments in shared beliefs (doxa) in questioning the appointment process, researchers in the early years of this century represent heterodox opinions.

Submitted by Priscilla Araujo (priscilla@ibict.br) on 2017-06-21T19:59:46Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_Marianna Zattar - versão final pós defesa.pdf: 2128379 bytes, checksum: 2e36d0da31c01d094a062e3bf77497ec (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-21T19:59:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_Marianna Zattar - versão final pós defesa.pdf: 2128379 bytes, checksum: 2e36d0da31c01d094a062e3bf77497ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-23 / Estuda o processo de produção do conhecimento e as práticas informacionais em grupos de pesquisa no domínio do conhecimento e campo científico da Governança da água, por meio das configurações das redes dos pesquisadores. Parte da compreensão da Governança da água como domínio complexo, de caráter teórico-prático inter e transdisciplinar, ao requerer a participação integrada de diversas disciplinas na reflexão das questões atinentes à gestão das águas, tanto quanto de outros atores do próprio campo científico e da sociedade. Utiliza como referencial teórico-conceitual conceitos de campo (Pierre Bourdieu) e de domínio do conhecimento (Birger Hjørland e Hanne Albrechtsen). Emprega os conceitos de rede social e de prática informacional como elementos operacionais na análise empreendida no campo empírico da pesquisa. Apresenta a composição do campo empírico por meio da identificação dos critérios de seleção dos grupos de pesquisa, dos pesquisadores e dos artigos científicos. Indica a pesquisa documental e a entrevista roteirizada como os métodos utilizados para coleta de dados. Adota, para análise dos dados, as metodologias qualitativa e de análise de redes sociais. Conclui que as dinâmicas e os processos de produção, mediação e apropriação de conhecimentos no domínio do conhecimento da Governança da água devem extrapolar as fronteiras disciplinares da organização do conhecimento como uma alternativa na abordagem crítica de fenômenos complexos. / This thesis investigates the process of knowledge production and informational practices in research groups in the knowledge domain and the scientific field of Water Governance, through the configurations of the researchers' networks. It stems from the understanding of Water Governance as a complex domain, composed of a theoretical and practical character that is interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity, by requiring the integrated participation of several disciplines in the reflection of issues related to water management, as well as other actors in the scientific field and society. It is theoretically-conceptually framed by the concept of field (Pierre Bourdieu) and knowledge domain (Birger Hjørland and Hanne Albrechtsen). It uses the concepts of social network and informational practice as operational elements in the analysis undertaken in the empirical field of research. It is empirically based on the identification of selection criteria for research groups, researchers and scientific articles. It utilizes documentary research and scripted interview as methods of data collection. It adopts, for data analysis, qualitative methodologies and social networks analysis. It concludes that the dynamics and processes of production, mediation and appropriation of knowledge in the knowledge domain of Water Governance must extrapolate the disciplinary boundaries of knowledge organization as an alternative in the critical approach to complex phenomena.