Revista Gestão Universitária na América Latina (Jan 2012)
A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DO PDI NAS ATIVIDADES DE PLANEJAMENTO E GESTÃO DAS INSTITUIÇÕES DE EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR
Abstract
The article focuses on aspects that confirm the relevance of the Institutional Development Plan - PDI - in structuring the planning and management of higher education institutions, with aspects that corroborate this fact in the various institutional models in contemporary society nationwide. The tour lists theoretical aspects related to the conceptual foundations of the university planning, the importance of Decree 5773/06 on the establishment of the PDI, the contribution of documents in the process of institutional management and planning process in institutions of higher education under the light of the IDP as an instrument of strategic focus at the heart of the institutions. For this, the interactions occur under the methodological foundations of academic research, documentary character of indirect and that is classified as being descriptive-explanatory, largely qualitative and designated as a research participant. The constructivist research allowed to conclude, among other purposes, that the Institutional Development Plan is a structural factor in the strategic management directed to the use of indicators specifically related to the institutional model advocated by IES, and contribute in building an institutional assessment process systematically, formative and crucial to the institutional good points.