Federal University and pblic policy in Brazil : analysis about the Reuni.

Esta pesquisa de car?ter qualitativo, descritivo, se prop?s a compreender qual a contribui??o, ainda que inicial, do programa Reuni para a democratiza??o do acesso ao ensino superior, nas universidades federais no Brasil. A pesquisa avaliou informa??es textuais e apresenta??es gr?ficas, que se referiam: a) N?mero de matr?culas criadas pelo programa Reuni; b) N?mero de vagas criadas pelo programa Reuni; e c) Recursos financeiros disponibilizados aos programas Reuni e Expans?o, informa??es estas disponibilizadas pelos ?rg?os do Poder Executivo Federal. De fato, houve grande expans?o da educa??o p?blica superior no Brasil ap?s a implanta??o do Reuni, os resultados apresentam um aumento de cerca de 30% no n?mero de matr?culas de2003 a 2009, um aumento de cerca de 70% no n?mero de vagas criadas pelo Reuni no mesmo per?odo, e de 2005 a 2009 um aumento de 90% nos recursos financeiros disponibilizados. Todavia, essa melhora n?o impactar? na melhoria educacional, enquanto n?o houver processo de constru??o e desenvolvimento do discente. ? preciso construir uma vis?o mais completa da qualidade da educa??o superior no Brasil e, para tanto, deve-se considerar vari?veis como estrutura f?sica das Universidades, grade curricular e projetos pedag?gicos dos cursos, al?m da constitui??o do corpo docente.This research of character qualitative, descriptive, it aims to understand the contribution, although initial, of the Reuni program for the democratization of access to higher education, in federal university in Brazil. The survey assessed textual information and graphical presentations, which concerned:a) Number of matriculations created by Reuni program; b) Number of vacancies; and c) Financial resources made available the programs Reuni and Expansion information provided by these organs Federal Executive Power. In fact, there was a great expansion of public higher education in Brazil after the implementation of Reuni. The results show an increase of about 30% in the number of matriculation from 2003 to 2009, an increase of about 70% in the number of vacancies created by Reuni in the same period, and from 2005 to 2009 an increase of 90% in the available financial resources. However, this improvement will not affect educational improvement, while there is no process of construction and development of the student. We need to build a more complete vision of the quality of higher education in Brazil, and, therefore, it should consider variables such as physical structure of universities, curriculum and pedagogical projects of the courses, beyond the constitution of the body teacher