Produção científica sobre egressos da pós-graduação em educação na região centro-oeste (2017–2024)

Abstract

This study, developed as the Undergraduate Final Project in Pedagogy at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), examines the scientific production on graduates (egressos) of postgraduate programs in Education in the Center-West Region of Brazil. Graduate Programs play a relevant role in training researchers and consolidating scientific production in the country, and their periodic evaluation by CAPES highlights the importance of monitoring graduates and analyzing academic works—theses, dissertations, and articles—as indicators of quality and social relevance. Within this context, the objective of the study is to analyze research published between 2017 and 2024, corresponding to the CAPES evaluation quadrennium. A qualitative bibliographic survey was conducted using the BDTD and the CAPES Journal Portal databases, identifying trends, gaps, and contributions present in the selected studies. The findings reveal the low representativeness of the Center-West Region in this field, with only three studies located in the period, mostly qualitative and focused on trajectories, identities, permanence, and training conditions. These results indicate that research on graduates remains incipient in the region, reflecting historical asymmetries in the National Graduate System and reinforcing the need for institutional policies and initiatives that support the monitoring of graduates and the strengthening of local research networks. By systematizing and discussing these productions, this study contributes to broadening the scientific visibility of the Center-West Region and to deepening the debate on equity and quality in postgraduate Education in Brazil