
Collective Health is characteristically a broad and complex field of study, presenting itself as a major challenge for the evaluation process carried out by Capes. The aim of the present work was to provide a panorama of postgraduate education in the field of collective health and to discuss aspects of the criteria adopted for its evaluation. The evaluation of postgraduate programs is carried out on a yearly basis. For this, program structure, its academic staff and students, research and teaching activities, theses and dissertations, and intellectual production are taken into account. The evaluation of the latter has been subject of criticism for favoring the publication of papers and for basing ranking of production on journal indexing and impact factors. Despite criticisms and reservations towards the evaluation process, the analysis of the Brazilian scientific production, in general and in the case of Collective Health, shows a very positive scenario, with an important increase in the number of postgraduate courses, teachers, and students. Thus, the panorama of postgraduate programs is favorable, but continuously rethinking and perfecting the evaluation process is essential to guarantee its contribution to the growth and strengthening of the system.
A saúde coletiva se caracteriza como campo do conhecimento abrangente e complexo, apresentando-se como desafio para o processo de avaliação da pós-graduação realizado pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes). O objetivo do trabalho foi descrever o panorama da pós-graduação em saúde coletiva e discutir aspectos dos critérios de sua avaliação. A avaliação da pós-graduação é realizada anualmente, levando em conta a estrutura do programa, corpo docente e discente, atividades de pesquisa e formação, teses e dissertações e produção intelectual. A avaliação deste último item tem sido criticada por privilegiar a publicação de artigos e ancorar a valoração da produção nas bases de indexação dos periódicos e nos seus índices de impacto. Apesar das críticas e restrições ao processo de avaliação, a análise da produção científica brasileira, no geral e no caso específico da saúde coletiva, mostra um quadro positivo, com aumento expressivo do número de cursos de pós-graduação, docentes e alunos. Assim, o panorama da pós-graduação se apresenta favorável, mas aperfeiçoar a avaliação continuamente é essencial para que ela cumpra o seu papel de fomento e estímulo.
Public health, Biomedical Research, Abstracting and Indexing, Teaching, Publications, Avaliação, Education, Government Agencies, Databases as Topic, Education, Medical, Graduate, Educação de pós-graduação, Saúde pública, Humans, Publicações, graduate, Public Health, Periodicals as Topic, Evaluation, Produção científica, Brazil, Program Evaluation
Public health, Biomedical Research, Abstracting and Indexing, Teaching, Publications, Avaliação, Education, Government Agencies, Databases as Topic, Education, Medical, Graduate, Educação de pós-graduação, Saúde pública, Humans, Publicações, graduate, Public Health, Periodicals as Topic, Evaluation, Produção científica, Brazil, Program Evaluation
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| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
