RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND NOTHING ELSE? AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THE CURRICULA OF POSTDOC CAPES GRADUATES ON THE LATTES PLATFORM

Abstract

Within the three prongs of teaching-research-extension in the postdoctoral process leading to professor training, the literature indicates a moderate positive impact on research activities measured by bibliographic production, especially in the publication of articles in journals. However, current teaching activities are not restricted to the production of papers, leaving the question: could the influence of postdoctoral research be broader in scope, having an influence on ampler postdoctoral activities? In seeking a possible answer to this emblematic question, the study worked on a sample of 978 researchers with postdoctoral research abroad and coming from the CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) program, verifying their technical and university extension production in a scenario ex ante and ex post to the postdoctoral context. From a broad overview of production, the findings point to a drastic scenario of null impact for almost 11% of the sample, moreover, they showed a mild or low impact in general. However, the data does indicate exceptions that deserve to be considered in seeking to support a broader scenario that goes beyond research activities and considers the postgraduate system more systematically and integrated with the teaching-research-extension triad.