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A garantia interna da qualidade é, atualmente, um elemento estruturante e integrador
das instituições de ensino superior nacionais. As instituições nacionais de ensino superior
militar têm demonstrado possuir mecanismos de garantia da qualidade, no âmbito da
acreditação dos seus ciclos de estudos. Porém, estes mecanismos não estão ainda integrados
num sistema interno de garantia da qualidade, agregador do Instituto Universitário Militar e
das suas unidades orgânicas.
O estudo tem por objetivo propor contributos para a edificação do sistema interno de
garantia da qualidade do Instituto Universitário Militar, integrando as suas unidades
orgânicas e cumprindo com os requisitos definidos pela Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação
do Ensino Superior.
Em termos metodológicos, optou-se por uma estratégia qualitativa, com recurso a
entrevistas semiestruturadas a responsáveis da qualidade de instituições militares e civis
nacionais, e de congéneres militares europeias e um desenho de pesquisa do tipo estudo de
caso.
Como resultado da investigação, apresenta-se um conjunto de contributos,
consubstanciados em elementos caracterizadores do sistema interno de garantia da qualidade
e constrangimentos a mitigar no decurso da sua implementação, baseados nos sistemas
existentes nas instituições analisadas e adaptados à especificidade do ensino superior militar.
Internal quality assurance is currently a structuring and integrating element of national higher education institutions. Portuguese military higher education institutions have shown to have quality assurance mechanisms, within the scope of the accreditation of its study cycles. However, these mechanisms are not yet integrated into an internal quality assurance system, aggregating the Portuguese Military University Institute and its schools. This study aims to propose contributions to the edifice of the internal quality assurance system of the Military University Institute, integrating its schools, complying with the requirements defined by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education. In methodological terms, a qualitative strategy was adopted, using semi-structured interviews with those responsible for the quality of national military and civil institutions, and European military counterparts, and a case study is used for the research design. As a result of the investigation, a set of contributions is presented, embodied in elements that characterize the internal quality assurance system and constraints to be mitigated during its implementation, based on existing systems in the analysed institutions and adapted to the specificity of military higher education.
Internal quality assurance is currently a structuring and integrating element of national higher education institutions. Portuguese military higher education institutions have shown to have quality assurance mechanisms, within the scope of the accreditation of its study cycles. However, these mechanisms are not yet integrated into an internal quality assurance system, aggregating the Portuguese Military University Institute and its schools. This study aims to propose contributions to the edifice of the internal quality assurance system of the Military University Institute, integrating its schools, complying with the requirements defined by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education. In methodological terms, a qualitative strategy was adopted, using semi-structured interviews with those responsible for the quality of national military and civil institutions, and European military counterparts, and a case study is used for the research design. As a result of the investigation, a set of contributions is presented, embodied in elements that characterize the internal quality assurance system and constraints to be mitigated during its implementation, based on existing systems in the analysed institutions and adapted to the specificity of military higher education.
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Ensino superior militar Garantia da qualidade no ensino superior Instituto Universitário Militar Sistema interno de garantia da qualidade Military higher education Higher education quality assurance Portuguese Military University Institute Internal quality assurance system
