Participation and social recognition in the context of university management: interfaces of a study on the participation of administrative technicians of Bahia State University in capacity training

Abstract

Introduction/Objetive: The article describes the experience of Bahia State University (UNEB) with regard to the annual training of administrative technical staff.  Thereby, indicates to what extent the participation of these servers in the planning of this process reveals professional engagement and translates a path of struggles for social recognition of this category. Methodology: The database produced in the investigation was the result of applied research, carried out in 2017, in the professional master's program in Management and Technologies Applied to Education at UNEB. The central question that guided the methodological path was what are possible relationships between participation and social recognition observable in the practices of this segment analyzed? To answer this question, workshops were held, based on focus groups, to capture an established collective sense. Results: With the content analysis by thematic frequency, the results indicate that participation occurs in the granted form, in a degree of consultation and in the level of execution of actions. Conclusion: On the other hand, even far from effective participation, it shows signs of appreciation and recognition of the administrative technician.