Configuração das redes de colaboração científica em educação física: um estudo do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Abstract

The configuration of knowledge production today has been presented in the form of collaborative networks, which are represented by associations, negotiations and strategies that enable the researcher to reach a larger number of publications. This form of collaborative writing is due to the advancement of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that allow an approximation between researchers, regardless of where they are inserted. Universities, more specifically postgraduate programs are one of the main locus of this configuration. In this sense, this thesis sought to analyze the configuration of the collaboration networks of the Postgraduate Program in Physical Education of the Federal University of Pelotas (PPGEF/UFPel). This is a case study, which prioritized the following steps: first a documentary analysis, using as sources the Sucupira Platform (information of the postgraduate program) and the Lattes Platform (information of teachers linked to the program). In a second moment the data found were treated in Excel software and transferred to the Ucinet software that generated the graphical representation of the program's collaborative networks. As a last step, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 7 of the teachers linked to the program. As a way of categorizing the data, content analysis was used. It can be concluded that the PPGEF/UFPel collaborative networks are more consistently effective in the area of Human Movement Biodynamics, determined by the program's history, as well as a greater approximation among teachers.