EXPERIÊNCIAS VIVIDAS: A TRANSIÇÃO DE LÍDER PARA CONTRIBUIDOR INDIVIDUAL EM UNIVERSIDADES DE SANTA CATARINA

Abstract

This paper is aimed at trying to understand the transition from leader (rector or provost) to individual contributor (professor) in universities in the state of Santa Catarina – Brazil. The phenomenological hermeneutics approach put forward by van Manen (1990) was adopted in order to revisit important issues in such a transition. Six former univer sity supervisors lent their experiences they had in universities which are part of Santa Catarina Association of Educational Foundations (ACAFE), through three interviews as suggested by Seidman (1998) and which were carried out between May, 2009 and May, 2010. In the participants’ important memories, some expressive themes surfaced, which were lived during their transition from supervisors to professors. The themes have been organized into categories, namely: I am no longer responsible for the supervision: a relief; back to the origins: it is necessary to brush up; interpersonal relationships; time; I miss the structure; and suffering.

Keywords

• transition
• leader
• individual contributor
• phenomenology
• university teacher