This project aims to investigate the impacts of graduate program evaluation on course/program management, faculty academic work, and student training and production in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Portuguese-speaking countries.

The research focuses on the following key questions:

1. What are the impacts of graduate program evaluation on course management, faculty academic work, and student production in HEIs in Portuguese-speaking countries?
2. What are the effects of graduate program evaluation on different aspects of HEI courses/programs in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as curriculum organization, teaching methodologies, or assessment practices?
3. How does graduate program evaluation shape practices and outcomes in HEI graduate courses/programs in Portuguese-speaking countries?

The research is coordinated by João Ferreira de Oliveira, from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), a CNPq productivity grant holder. The study includes a coordinator and specific research teams in the following countries: Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal. In Portugal, senior researchers participating in the study include Prof. Dr. Luísa Cerdeira and Prof. Dr. Belmiro Gil Cabrito, both from the University of Lisbon.

The investigation will involve contextualizing and understanding the structure of graduate programs in each country, particularly their respective master's and doctoral evaluation systems, with a strong focus on case studies of specific courses/institutions in each country. This is a bibliographic, documentary, and field research study, employing surveys through questionnaires and interviews, as well as focus groups.

Objectives

Investigate the impacts of graduate program evaluation on course/program management, faculty academic work, and student training and production in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Portuguese-speaking countries.

Research Team

Coordenation Team

• João Ferreira de Oliveira - Project Coordinator
• Maria de Lourdes Machado-Taylor – Coordinator in Portugal
• José Amilton Joaquim – Coordinator in Moçambique
• Carla Cristina Vilarinho Queiroz – Coordinator in Angola
• Elisa Silva – Coordenadora Cabo-Verde / Coordinator in Cape-Verde
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Brasil Team

Marilia C. Morosini  / Karine Nunes de Moraes / Luis Gustavo Alexandre da Silva / Belmiro Gil Cabrito / Daniela da Costa Britto Pereira Lima / Allan Solano Souza / Maria Luisa Machado Cerdeira / Ciclene Alves da Silva / Bruno Layson Ferreira Leão / Rômulo Sousa de Azevedo / Jhonny David Echalar / Thayse Mychelle de Aquino Freitas / Maria Elizangela Mendes Pereira / Andreia Mendes dos Santos / Sirlei de Lourdes Lauxen / Viviane Kanitz Gentil

Portugal Team

 Luisa Cerdeira/ Olímpio de Jesus Pereira Sousa Castilho / Maria da Conceição Peixe Rego / Odília Maria Rocha Gouveia

Other countries Team

Aires Bonifácio Mombassa / Atália Maria Fernando Saide / José Amilton Joaquim / Carla Cristina Vilarinho Queiroz / Felizardo Tchiengo Bartolomeu Costa / Chocolate Adão Brás / Isaac Paxe / Arnaldo Brito / Alcides Ramos / Neusa Sança / Elisa Silva

Partners

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq