Programa de Reestruturação e Expansão das Universidades Federais Brasileiras: uma análise crítica do REUNI/UFAL – 2007-2010. Possibilidades e desafios

Abstract

This thesis aims to analyze the expansion and restructuring of higher education in Brazil, mainly ocurred at te Federal University of Alagoas, after entering this institution in Expansion and Restructuring of the Brazilian Public Universities, the REUNI in 2007. The analytical study of historical facts, statistics and analysis of official documents gave substance to this dissertation. The first time this thesis was to study history of educational public policies directed to Higher Education in Brasil, emphasizing the educational policies made official in the 60s of the twentienth century, to political democratization in Brazil, since 1985. Document analysis of Decree nº 6.096, 2007, REUNI- National was the focus of the second chapter. As the REUNI- National was approved by the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the educational policies that have occurred in this government had a more thorough analysis. The historical processes of expansion and restructuring of UFAL were studied in the third chapter, which also includes an analysis of statistical the numbers proved that the expansion of UFAL after approval of the REUNI. The changes in UFAL the period 2007 to 2010 show that this higher education institution has a role of paramount importance for the economic and social growth of the state of Alagoas.