RESISTÊNCIA À MUDANÇA NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR: DESIGN E OPERACIONALIZAÇÃO DE UM INSTRUMENTO DE MEDIDA PARA O MEES

• Main Authors: Angela Cristina Corrêa, Silvana Ligia Vincenzi Bortolotti, Afonso Farias de Sousa Júnior, Dalton Francisco de Andrade, Fernando de Jesus Moreira Junior, Raquel Dalvit Flores
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-01-01
• Series: Revista Gestão Universitária na América Latina
• Subjects: resistance to change; item response theory; higher education; strategy; psychometric theory
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=319327519005

The scientific and technological autonomy of a country requires it to have a exceptional education. The aim of this paper is to present an assessment instrument to measure the resistance to change in the administration of higher education. We propose a design and operation for the project Strategic Map of Higher Education (MEES) based on an integrated management system. The MEES constitutes a methodological proposal for the operationalization of the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). A measuring instrument for assessing the resistance to change in the administration of higher education (RAMES) is based on the following conceptual basis: item response theory (IRT) psychometric theory and the study of change management. The Rames consists of five steps: 1. development of the instrument for data collection 2. definition of the size of the sample of the academic community inside the HEIs, 3. Data collection - set of items 4. estimate the parameters of items: 5. definition of the measurement scale. The Rames is expected to contribute to the effectiveness in implementing the MEES. It also aims to identify key indicators of resistance to change in the administration of higher education.