Integração de ensino, pesquisa e extensão universitária em foco: o que as estatísticas de cadastro em plataformas nos dizem?

Abstract

In this study, the registration of university projects in the categories of teaching, research, and outreach was quantified, carried out by a collective of Brazilian university professors. A total of 17 criteria, in addition to a lottery, were used to select the group, which included, as a prerequisite, teamwork with family farming communities, with an emphasis on the integration of teaching, research, and university outreach. The sample consisted of a collective of professors involved in the Rural Development Center Project – Sustainable Solutions Network (CDR Project). The project is developed in the Itamarati Settlement, considered the largest agrarian reform settlement in Latin America, located in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. To carry out the research, data sources included the Lattes and SIGProj platforms, through which it was possible to obtain project registration statistics. It was assumed that the decision to register or not register projects on these platforms may be influenced by a combination of factors. As a result, it was observed that the number of registered research and outreach projects showed no significant differences. However, fewer teaching projects were registered compared to research and outreach. Furthermore, it was found that the variability in the number of registrations among faculty members was more pronounced for outreach projects. Professors who stood out for registering the most research projects were not the same as those who stood out in outreach project registrations. In summary, the study contributes to the reflection on the aspirations and motivations of faculty members, as well as on the strategies they adopt when faced with issues such as institutional support and possibilities for securing funding for the development of their work. These aspects are relevant, as they can directly impact students’ professional training, the university’s engagement with society, and the fulfillment of the principle of inseparability between teaching, research, and outreach that governs public universities in Brazil.