Analysis of the Institutional Mission and Constituent Strategy of the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology in Brazil

Abstract

Objective. Examine the institutional mission statement and constituent strategy of the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology in Brazil. Design/method/perspective. The study is descriptive with a qualitative approach. We used the model presented by Pearce and David (1987) regarding the effectiveness of the mission model. We separated the research approach into two groups. First, we linked to hermeneutic analysis. The second group deals with the mission statement's effectiveness by identifying the elements. Results. We evidenced the low presence of the elements recommended by Pearce and David (1987), not even reaching half of the elements defined in the model. The normative aspects are, in percentage, the most addressed. Practical implications. There is a significant gap between what someone advocated in the Federal Institutes' mission statements and the strategy that gave rise to their creation. Originality/value. The originality of this article lies in the selection of educational institutions analysed since there is a significant volume of studies focused on higher education institutions but not on the complete set of Federal Institutes. Another distinctive aspect of this research concerns the analysis of the alignment of the mission statements with the strategy that gave rise to the creation of the Federal Institutes, the expansion, the internalisation and the increment of professional and technological education.