FORUM FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATORS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (FORPRED/ANPED): HISTORY, CURRENT CONFIGURATION, AND CHALLENGES

ABSTRACT

In this article we analyzed how the Forum for Graduate Program Coordinators in the Field of Education (Fórum de Coordenadores de Programas de Pós-Graduação em Educação - FORPREd), which is part of the National Association for Graduate Research in Education (Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Educação - ANPEd), was developed, in addition to its current make-up. To do so, we worked with ANPEd official documentation and prepared an online questionnaire, which was sent to a mailing list containing a set of coordinators and vice-coordinators of the organization. Based on these procedures and the responses to the aforementioned instrument, we reflected on how the forum is organized, covering aspects of its history, current configuration, and challenges dealing with consolidation and the advancement of research and graduate education in Brazil.

KEYWORDS:
ANPEd; FORPREd; graduate degree in education; education research