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HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANAGERS OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION/Educacao superior e sustentabilidade: entendimentos dos gestores de uma instituicao de ensino superior
This article is part of a research in progress which aims at defining a set of sustainability indicators that meets the specificities of a Higher Education Institution (HEI). The objective was to identify what is the responsibility of the HEIs before sustainability and the sustainable development fr...
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Published in: | Revista de Ciencias da Administracao 2018-11, Vol.20 (51), p.42 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Summary: | This article is part of a research in progress which aims at defining a set of sustainability indicators that meets the specificities of a Higher Education Institution (HEI). The objective was to identify what is the responsibility of the HEIs before sustainability and the sustainable development from the managers' insights. This is a qualitative research with case study design. The collection techniques used were bibliographical and documentary research and semi-structured interviews with ten managers of the institution. It was determined that managers understand sustainability broadly. The managers mention the importance of applying the concepts to management practices in order to be an example to other institutions and to contribute to the sustainable development of the region where it operates. The respondents cited several actions developed in the HEIs. These results provide subsidies for the construction of a sustainability indicator system for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the actions developed. Keywords: Sustainability. Higher Education. Sustainable development. Este trabalho e um recorte de uma pesquisa em andamento que busca definir um conjunto de indicadores de sustentabilidade que atenda as especificidades de uma Instituicao de Ensino Superior (IES). O objetivo foi identificar, no entendimento dos gestores, qual a responsabilidade da IES frente a sustentabilidade e ao desenvolvimento sustentavel. Trata-se de pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, com delineamento de estudo de caso. As tecnicas de coleta foram a pesquisa bibliografica e documental e a entrevista semiestruturada, com dez gestores da instituicao. Os gestores indicam a importancia da aplicacao dos conceitos de sustentabilidade nas praticas de gestao para que sirvam de exemplo as demais instituicoes, e contribui para o desenvolvimento sustentavel da regiao em que atuam. Foram relacionadas pelos respondentes inumeras acoes desenvolvidas na IES. Estes resultados oferecem subsidios para a construcao de um sistema de indicadores de sustentabilidade que permite o acompanhamento e a avaliacao da efetividade das acoes desenvolvidas. Palavras-chave: Sustentabilidade. Educacao Superior. Desenvolvimento sustentavel. |
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ISSN: | 1516-3865 1516-3865 |
DOI: | 10.5007/2175-8077.2018V20n51p42 |