PERFIL METODOLÓGICO DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA NO COLÓQUIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE GESTÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA NAS AMÉRICAS

Abstract

Higher education is a key pillar for nations achieve technological development and qualification of the population, therefore, it becomes increasingly frequent the debate in favor of a efficient university management. As the International Colloquium on University Management in the Americas one of the main events for scientific communication in this research area, this paper aims identify the methodological approaches of the scientific production of the events, tracing a methodological profile of the articles. To this end, we analyzed 293 scientific articles divided into nine events (Colloquium I to IX). The data were collected and divided into the following categories: Scientific Research, Characterization of the study, Approach, Research Method, Data Collection and Data Analysis. The results show an evolution in the methodological rigor of the articles over the years, but indicated the need to expand the types of methods used. Finally, it was demonstrated that the International Colloquium on University Management in the Americas is an event that has reached a high level of maturity and is ready to receive the most diverse methodological contributions to the expansion of studies in the important area of university management.

Keywords

• research methods
• university administration
• scientific research