BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND THE GLOBAL: THE USE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE IN DOCTORAL THESES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the use of national and international literature in Brazilian doctoral theses, focusing on the field of education. The research, which employs a quantitative, document-based approach, presents the findings of a survey conducted within a graduate program in education at a university in Southeastern Brazil—a program rated 7 by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). The results indicate a prevalence of national literature over international literature; the latter is largely accessed through Portuguese translations of the authors' works. Among the works accessed in their original language, English predominates. The references consulted by the authors of these theses reveal a predominance of both national and foreign scholars who hold significant standing—both locally and globally—due to their contributions to the field of education. Consequently, this study contributes to the analysis of this subject and may serve as a foundation for future research within other contexts of Brazilian graduate education.