Resumen

CASTRO, Luiz Felipe Meira de. Por uma revisão do conceito de racionalidade na administração universitária brasileira. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 1988, n.67, pp.47-55. ISSN 0100-1574.

The article discusses Brazilian university crisis and the role of its administration in this process. The rational view of university administration is considered as being an important factor for the crisis. The concepts of rationality, irrationality, crisis and ambiguity are discussed both theoretically and critically, providing a revision ofthese concepts that might be adopted by university administration. Some issues may benefit from this theoretical revision: macro and micro approaches to administration, participation in decision-making process and democratization, and the compatibilization of diversity and integration. It seems therefore possible to build a model for mongering universities, by adopting a revised view of rationality in order to overcome the crisis.

Palabras clave : Administração; Ensino Superior; Democratização da educação.

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