CONNECTIONS IN KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS: THE CHALLENGES OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY

Post-graduation is an important space in the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge from universities, in this sense, collaborative research networks enable teachers to have a greater number of scientific interlocutions. The aim of this study was to understand the connections established by knowledge networks in view of the demand for scientific productivity within the Postgraduate Program in Physical Education at the Federal University of Pelotas (PPGEF/UFPel). This is a case study, which mapped collaborative networks in the period 2012-2018, through the Sucupira and Lattes Platforms and semi-structured interviews with 07 teachers, with three categories emerging: characterization of PPGEF / UFPel; teacher profile and connections between collaborative networks. The data indicate that scientific productivity has been linked to the possibility of better academic and scientific visibility; the most significant connections are made between teachers in the Human Movement Biodynamics Area, generating their own production habit in national and international journals.