Universidade, gerencialismo e neoliberalismo: uma revisão crítica da literatura

Abstract

This dissertation seeks to discuss the negative effects of managerialism and neoliberalism on public higher education in Brazil. For this, the work consists of the construction of two articles through a literature review of empirical research that deal with the critical perspective on the influence of managerialism and neoliberalism in the educational field. The research consists of identifying the main elements that underlie managerialism and its influence on university management, seeking to systematize the main characteristics of managerialism and performativity, as well as their consequences in university management. The analysis of the theme allowed us to conclude that the performance flow that has been established in Brazilian public education has modified the conception of education and university, insofar as they use control and management techniques used in the private sector within the Brazilian public university. The research results showed that in Brazil, the managerial model of public management spread linked to the idea of ​​modernization of the Brazilian State, seeking to provide a public management that would make it more efficient and effective, by incorporating instruments and practices of the private sector in public administration, even at the university. However, the results show that the managerial model was not able to meet the needs and desires of the population. Managerialism introduced principles into the management of public universities that impacted their performance in terms of, for example, competition, positioning in rankings, emphasis on numbers and results, productivity and performance, and this influenced the way in which the public university was managed. In this way, there were several criticisms made to this model, including in the international literature, and the undeniable influence of managerialism in higher education, affecting comprehensively the management and training offered by Brazilian universities.