Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ADRIANE CHAVES LIMA MONTENEGRO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ADRIANE CHAVES LIMA MONTENEGRO
DATE: 25/10/2024
TIME: 15:30
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

Identification of limiting and facilitating factors for promoting education in the space sector in Brazil.

KEY WORDS:

Education; Limiting Factors; Government Programs; Space Sector; Active Methodologies

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia de Produção
SUMMARY:

The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) has the mission to coordinate and strengthen the national space sector for societal development. Among AEB's strategies to promote space education are events, educational projects, courses, and workshops. However, challenges arise from local limitations, staffing issues, discontinuity in financial investments, a lack of motivated teachers in STEAM education, insufficient university infrastructure, and students lacking basic knowledge, which create barriers to the success of these initiatives. Conversely, some universities possess adequate space and laboratories, research funding, event sponsorships, and civil society support that enhance educational projects aimed at inspiring youth to pursue careers in space. In this context, universities play a crucial role the social actors involved in the educational process and the effective functioning of the triple helix model for technology transfer. They serve as the central agent of knowledge infrastructure essential for a robust space industry, directly linked to the education and training of qualified professionals. The goal of this dissertation is to identify the facilitating and limiting factors for the success of research projects in the space field, validate these variables through questionnaires with active teachers, monitors, and coordinators, and analyze the impact of each variable on Brazilian projects. This study will employ data triangulation—a method combining different data collection techniques conducted in four stages. Data research in the Scopus database yielded 69 articles after applying filters and content analysis. Due to the low number of recent articles (from 2019 to 2023), conference papers were also included, resulting in a database comprising 73 articles from events such as the Brazilian Aerospace Congress (CAB), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Brazilian Engineering Education Congress (COBENGE), and International Astronautical Congress (IAC). After further analysis, the total number of articles reached 89. The identified variables were organized into clusters: five groups of barriers—Government Actions; Structure; Financial Incentives; Team; and Deliverables—and six groups of facilitators—Government Actions; Structure; Financial Incentives; Team; Social Impact; and Basic Education. For validation, a questionnaire will be applied to teachers, monitors, and project coordinators from UFRN's GLOBE group and other identified projects registered with CNPq.Expected outcomes include validating factors identified in global literature but confirmed by practitioners in Brazil's space sector. This could generate relevant data for developing various methodological approaches with potential insights for public policy makers and decision-makers. Another consideration is the possibility of mapping facilitators and barriers according to their respective project phases (Planning, Execution, Post-Project). This will enable identification of which factors influence each variable at its project phase, promoting more effective interaction among universities, research institutions, and the private sector while contributing to the country's socioeconomic development.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ALINE VELOSO ANDRADE
Interna - 1218831 - CARLA ALMEIDA VIVACQUA
Presidente - 1777131 - MARIANA RODRIGUES DE ALMEIDA