Management and Instructional Design: Building Intersections

Abstract

The instructional design employed in distance education in Brazil is a recent practice and therefore the scientific production in the area is still incipient. The present study aims to map the scientific production of this problematic issue that discusses the management of the instructional design process in distance education. The methodology used was the systematic search applied to database Scopus. The results found in the 2010 period, until April 2014, allowed, besides expanding interdisciplinary discussion on the topics of management and instructional design, to realize that these, in the literature, present no direct relationship. From the 64 articles found, 27 were considered relevant to the study. After reading the summaries of these articles, 12 articles adherent to the purpose of the study were identified and, of these, eight articles contribute with the question. Overall, the studies show little evidence of discussion that converges the instructional design as a management practice. But, the contribution of the theme management within education as a way to plan and to develop an educational work, and design, as a way to introduce this practice, stands out.