A formação profissional dos assistentes sociais em tempos de contrarreformas do ensino superior: o impacto das mais recentes propostas do governo Lula / The social workers' professional background in times of counter-reformation in upper education: the impact of the latest proposals by president Lula's government

Desde 1990, as universidades brasileiras vêm passando por uma contrarreforma que visa adequá-las às necessidades do capitalismo atual. Essa realidade mais recentemente tem afetado as universidades públicas por meio de mudanças curriculares, superexploração do trabalho docente e financiamento por contratos de gestão, o que impacta negativamente a formação dos assistentes sociais, da forma como é preconizada pelo projeto ético-político profissional.

The Brazilian universities have been counter-reformed since 1990 in order to adjust to the needs of contemporary capitalism. Recently, this reality has affected the public universities through curricular changes, professors' overexploitation and funding by management contracts, which impacts into the social workers' background negatively, regarding the recommendations of the ethical-political project.

Efectos de la acreditación en el mejoramiento de la calidad de los programas de psicología de Colombia / Effects of accreditation on the improvement of psychology programs in Colombia

Se presentan los resultados de un estudio con once programas de Psicología en Colombia para evaluar las relaciones entre la acreditación y ciertos índices tales como el número de estudiantes y profesores, tasas de deserción, resultados en los Exámenes de Estado y otros. La conclusión es que parece existir una relación entre la acreditación y aspectos tales como la formación de los docentes, el número de docentes de planta, la deserción estudiantil y la fortaleza de la investigación. Se presentan también elementos teóricos para la discusión sobre el tema de calidad de la educación y se sugieren nuevas direcciones de investigación.

The results of a study with eleven Psychology programs in Colombia arepresented, in order to assess the relationships between quality accreditation and certain indexes such as the number of professors and students, the rates of student desertion, the results in the State Examination and the like. It is concluded that a relationship seems to be present between accreditation and aspects such as the level of teachers’ education, the size of the faculty, student desertion and the strength of research. Theoretical elements are proposed in order to continue with the discussion of Educational Quality and new directions for research on the subject are suggested.