The Psychology Postgraduate System in Brazil: Current Characteristics and Challenges for the Area

• Main Authors: Antonio Virgílio Bittencourt Bastos, Gerson Yukio Tomanari, Zeidi Araujo Trindade, Maria Amália Pie Abib Andery
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2015-01-01
• Series: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
• Subjects: CAPES; PNPG; psicologia; pós-graduação; internacionalização; Brasil
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722015000600023&lng=en&tlng=en

AbstractThis text is a characterization of the Psychology Postgraduate System in Brazil, presenting indicators of its growth in recent years, of its current geographical distribution, of its research lines, and of the grades awarded in the last Triennial evaluation of 2013. This characterization underlies a set of reflections regarding the challenges for the area from the guidelines established by the National Postgraduate System Plan (PNPG) 2011-2020. These challenges include: internationalization, interdisciplinarity, the link with basic education, the reduction of regional disparities, and the differentiation between academic and professional qualification. The text also focuses on the continuous and necessary improvements in the evaluation process conducted by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). These reflections seek to provide a basis for the management of the Psychology Postgraduate System in Brazil in the coming years.