Abstract

ALBUQUERQUE, Rosa Almeida  and  PEDRON, Cristiane Drebes. The goals of affirmative actions in a brazilian higher education institution: the academic community’s perception. R. Bras. Est. Pedag. [online]. 2018, vol.99, n.251, pp.54-73. ISSN 2176-6681.  https://doi.org/10.24109/2176-6681.rbep.99i251.3449.

This single-case study, carried in a higher education institution (IES), analyzes the goals of affirmative actions based on its academic community’s perception. Using Kenney’s Value-focused Thinking, the goals and underlying values in affirmative action initiatives in the IES are approached. Furthermore, a network of goals of the affirmative actions is proposed, through in-depth interviews, document analysis and direct observation. This paper contributes to a topic rarely explored in the brazilian academy, supported by a theory from the strategic and decision-making area, which emphasizes stakeholders’ values to define the objectives of an organization.

Keywords : affirmative action; higher education; quotas..

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