The purpose of this essay is to present the main results obtained in an exploratory study conducted by the Internal Evaluation Committees of the Private Higher Education Institutions in the capital of the State of Bahia. The research analyzed relevant aspects of the perception of the coordinators of Internal Evaluation Committees concerning the participation and evaluation in the process of regulation required by the National Evaluation System. With this purpose, we analyzed documents relative to higher education, such as laws, decrees and directives, as well as proceeded with a bibliographical review on higher education, especially the concepts of regulation, participation and evaluation. The data was collected using a questionnaire based on the theoretical and methodological approaches that conceptually mark the object of the investigation. Then, we analyzed the information collected with the purpose of identifying and correlating the main dimensions involved - participation and evaluation.
Regulation; Higher Education; Participation; Evaluation