%0 Journal Article
%T DISTANCE EDUCATION: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES WITH FOCUS ON DESIGN OF OPEN UNIVERSITY OF BRAZIL.
%A Carlos Eduardo Candido Pereira
%A Jos¨¦ Luis Bizelli
%J Revista Gest£¿o & Sa¨²de
%D 2012
%I Universidade de Bras¨ªlia
%X The present study at the doctoral level, is in the initial phase of the Program Graduate School of Education UNESP, SP-Araraquara campus. That makes an analysis of government policies in distance education system through the Open University of Brazil (UAB). We present in this moment, the historical background of the creation and expansion of the system of the Open University of Brazil with emphasis on policies of expansion of higher education and also the degree in pedagogy courses offered by the partner universities of the University System in Brazil Open southeast. Among the main objectives of the study is to compare the Brazilian government policies of expansion of higher education with the management and characteristics of undergraduate courses in pedagogy. Partial results indicate a total 51 universities that offer degree courses in pedagogy at UAB system in Brazil, including 12 institutions in the Southeast.
%K Keywords: Public Policy
%K Distance Education
%K Higher Education
%K Management
%K Open University of Brazil.
%U http://www.gestaoesaude.unb.br/index.php/gestaoesaude/article/view/355/pdf_1