A congruência de valores pessoais com o PDI em uma universidade federal: estudo com ênfase na inovação e sustentabilidade

Abstract

Higher education has a significant contribution to scientific and technological development of a nation, through the training of professionals who work in the knowledge society. The Institutional Development Plan (IDP) can be considered as an instrument of management of universities, it allows the self knowledge, outlining goals, objectives and strategies, giving a direction to universities, avoiding lost opportunities. The scope of the study was to assessment the values shared by the managers and the strategic thinking of an institution of higher education. Data were collected through structured interviews with the governing body of the institution and document analysis, which are organized through a case study in the context of a descriptive exploratory study using mixed methodological approach (quantitative and qualitative). It was possible to draw up a profile of managers, identify the values and their relation to the process of innovation and sustainability, as well as some concepts related to the IDP of the research institution. The results showed a significant influence of the values of the managers in the adoption of sustainability with high levels for the value universalism and about innovation data showed less significant values. Research has shown that the university falls within the legal requirements because it presents innovative and sustainable strategies in the IDP. The evidences point that the institution makes efforts to enable their projects based on assumptions of an education focused on sustainability and innovation, which will be discussed, improved, planned and implemented more effectively grounded in clear and objective policies. The study leads to reflections on future educational and administrative decisions of the university, seeking innovative initiatives for the use and implementation of the IDP.