Autoavaliação na educação superior: apontamentos sobre a composição da CPA nas universidades federais do nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

This study focuses on higher education assessment, specifically centering on the Internal Evaluation Commission (CPA). Set against the backdrop of Brazil's Northeast region—characterized by socioeconomic inequalities and the country's worst indicators regarding illiteracy and the proportion of the population with higher education—the study addresses issues surrounding the National Higher Education Assessment System (Sinaes) and the CPAs as essential components of this framework. The scarcity of studies focusing on this specific scope, combined with the potential to contribute to the field's academic knowledge base, justifies this research. Its primary objective is to map which federal universities in Northeast Brazil have CPAs with a composition that complies with legal requirements. To provide a conceptual foundation for the study, the key concepts addressed are higher education, assessment, and educational quality. The main authors consulted include Fávero (2006), Martins (2002), Bischoff and Machado (2022), Barreyro and Rothen (2006, 2008), Dias Sobrinho (2004, 2008, 2013), Polidori (2006), Dourado, Oliveira, and Santos (2007), Morosini (2006), and Peroni (2012). An exploratory study involving document analysis was conducted, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches through bibliographic and documentary research. The results indicate that, among the 20 institutions surveyed between 2023 and 2025, 65% have CPAs with a membership composition that complies with all aspects mandated by Law No. 10.861/2004. Furthermore, the study provides data on the number of members per segment, gender parity, and aspects of proactive transparency and public information availability, offering new insights and reflections on the subject.