Desafios na gestão em educação a distância no Sistema UAB – CAPES: uma análise da experiência do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia

Abstract

The objective of the investigation was to identify the challenges of managing distance courses offered within the scope of the UAB/CAPES System, using the experience of implementing the Licentiate in Computing course at IFBA/UAB, class 2017.1. To achieve this objective, we sought to define analytical categories to identify the challenges faced by course managers in this teaching modality, highlighting the following: (i) analyze the regulations that address EaD, within the scope of the UAB-CAPES program and at the IFBA; (ii) collect and evaluate the data obtained from the management experience of the 2017.1 class of the Bachelor of Computing course UAB-CAPES/IFBA; and (iii) relate and categorize the observed situations. The justification for this research is based on the fact that the management of EaD courses in Brazil, especially those within the scope of the UAB-CAPES Program, still faces obstacles that could already have been overcome, given that it is already inserted in Brazilian education, formally, since 1996. This research has a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive methodology. A theoretical framework was built based on distance education management concepts and regulation in order to identify the challenges and perspectives of this program. The analysis model was inspired by several referenced studies on the subject. The results obtained indicate the diverse and constant challenges faced by EaD managers in public institutions and how the normative gaps existing in Brazil impact the management of this teaching modality.