Fields of knowledge in graduate courses in Brazil: longitudinal growth from 1995 to 2014

Abstract

The main objective of this research was measuring the growth of fields of knowledge in national graduate courses from 1995 to 2014. Data were collected out of the Systems of Geo-referenced information of Capes (GeoCapes). The following variables were used as variables of research: (i) distribution of graduate programs by field of knowledge; (ii) distribution of graduate courses teachers; (iii) distribution of students; (iv) investment on scholarship and development. The results show that the fields of knowledge that presented the highest number of graduate courses were Interdisciplinary, Agricultural Science and Education. The fields with highest percentages of growth were Education, Biodiversity and Interdisciplinary. Fields like Medicine III and Biological Science had their number of programs reduced. Philosophy, Astronomy and Chemistry showed the highest number of teachers connected to graduate programs; however, they did not train the largest number of masters and doctors.

Graduate program; Knowledge field; Teachers and graduate student