Institutionalization of Distance Education: in what process of institutionalization are we?

• Autor(a) principal: Nunes, Andrieli de Fátima Paz
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Deoclécio Junior Cardoso da, Campos, Simone Alves Pacheco de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/58114
• topic: institutional theory; processes of institutionalization; distance education.; teoria institucional; processos de institucionalização; educação a distância.

Among the theoretical possibilities of analysis we opted for the use of institutional theory, since it enables it to analyze the institutionalization process of distance education (DE), within higher education institutions (HEI). In general, institutional theory provides to find out if distance education is a structure that is or not consolidating and how HRI are working with this new arrangement (Tolbert & Zucker, 1999), that is, if it is institutionalizing. In the meantime, this essay proposes to analyze at what stage of the institutionalization process to DE is in Brazil, from the perspective of Tolbert and Zucker (1999). With the intention of raising an initial reflection, the theoretical framework deals with institutional theory, institutionalization processes, distance education (DE) and a discussion about distance education and institutionalization was held. In view of the exposed considerations, DE's institutionalization process is considered to be complex, and consists of knowledge and exchange of experiences between the agents. In addition, the DE should be seen as a different modality and methodology of teaching and learning.