Ensino superior brasileiro: expansão e transformação a partir dos anos 1990

Abstract

This paper analyze the expansion of Brazilian higher education in the context of the neoliberal system, which influenced and influences the educational policies of the peripheral countries, such as Brazil. The country witnessed a transformation in higher education, particularly mainly from the nineties, when is observed a growing expansion of private Higher Education Institutions ( HEIs ), influenced by neoliberal policies adopted by the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( FHC ). Considered by scholars of urban hierarchy as city polo able to influence the socioeconomic development of the region, Montes Claros, in the North of Minas Gerais, was chosen as empirical reference in the context of this expansion, from the hypothesis that this city reflects a national reality expansion of higher education in the country, mostly from the 1990s . The study sought to ascertain how Montes Claros reacted to the educational policies of recent years and how these policies have favored the growth of the number of HEIs and the diverse course offerings, allowing to draw a profile of higher education in this city. The methodology used was based on a qualitative and quantitative approach using the procedure as bibliographic and documentary research. The data that fostered the analysis were collected directly from official documents INEP’s and System e- MEC and considering the higher education institutions active in Montes Claros, administrative categories, academic organization and methods of teaching (classroom and distance learning).