Financiamento da educação superior: análise orçamentária e avaliações dos cursos no Centro de Tecnologia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to identify the budgetary aspects and relate them to the results of the evaluations of the courses of the Technology Center (TC) of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) in the period from 2011 to 2019. This study sought to bring reflections on the budget and the indices of Course Evaluation of the mentioned Center. It was an exploratory research of qualitative and quantitative approach and of applied nature. As a procedure, bibliographical and documental sources were adopted. We used the legislation and bibliography about the financing of higher education in Brazil and the National System for Evaluation of Higher Education (SINAES), as well as official documents made available by the Anísio Teixeira National Institute of Educational Studies and Research (INEP) and by the internal sectors of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba responsible for the management and budget. Initially, three points were addressed: the financing of Federal Institutions of Higher Education (mostly composed of resources transferred by the Union), the public budget and the evaluation of public higher education (concepts and quality tools) and the indicators that allow the qualification of courses and institutions. Subsequently, the data corresponding to the performance of the undergraduate courses of the Technology Center (TC) were extracted and crossed with the data of the budget resources allocated to the mentioned Center. The study aimed to extract information for the period 2011 to 2019, corresponding to four evaluation cycles of the National Exam of Student Performance (ENADE) and it was found that the budget cuts in that period did not influence directly on the quality of the undergraduate courses of this Center. The results of this study were the basis for the preparation of a report whose data demonstrate the evolution and the quantitative and qualitative development of the courses of the Technology Center over this period, as well as the budget allocations, with the intention of providing managers with data and additional knowledge to assist them in planning, implementation and decision-making.