As contribuições da educação superior no desenvolvimento social e educacional da cidade de Jacobina/Ba entre 1980 e 2018

Abstract

This research seeks to analyze the effects and role of University Education Institutions in social and educational transformation; from its implementation to its expansion in Jacobina/Bahia. The results come from evaluation of the development of the city with University Education. In order to clarify the guiding questions, it was necessary to describe the expansion and processes of interiorization on higher education in Bahia, and the City of Jacobina. To identify the socio-educational transformations that have occurred in the municipality since the installation of the State University of Bahia (UNEB) in the 1980s until the arrival of the other five institutions in the last two decades. Highlighting the social actions developed by them for the local community. In this perspective, we can use the current legislation applied to higher education, with brief comments on the historical evolution of the theme, the political strategies used during these years and the relationship with the expansion of local higher education. The methodology used was exploratory and descriptive research, testimonies collected in semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis. The research demonstrated the relationship of higher education, as well as strategies and guidelines, involving representatives of public and private institutions along with political influences, promoting urban development, driving the expansion of courses and vacancies in local higher education institutions.