Título: | OBSTRUCTING AND DISTRIBUTING DISTINCTION: THE DAM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Autor: |
HUSTANA MARIA VARGAS |
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Colaborador(es): |
ZAIA BRANDAO - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 02/DEZ/2008 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notas: |
[pt] Todos os dados constantes dos documentos são de inteira responsabilidade de seus autores. Os dados utilizados nas descrições dos documentos estão em conformidade com os sistemas da administração da PUC-Rio. [en] All data contained in the documents are the sole responsibility of the authors. The data used in the descriptions of the documents are in conformity with the systems of the administration of PUC-Rio. |
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=12564&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=12564&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.12564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work examines the recent expansion of higher education
in Brazil
with a focus in a potential process of democratization,
that is, where one can note
the recruitment of students regardless of their
socioeconomic background and
high academic standards. In particular, it brings to light
the inequalities of
Brazilian society, demonstrated in this case by a strong
correlation between the
careers chosen by students and their socioeconomic
background, in the framework
of a nearly impermeable hierarchy of careers and
institutional prestige. The study
was conducted based on the Microdata from the Provão
(assessment tests) for the
years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003, for six higher education
courses in the State of
Rio de Janeiro: Biology, Law, Languages & Literature,
Engineering, Mathematics
and Medicine. The socioeconomic profiles of the students in
each course are
identified and the results obtained in the Courses`
National Examinations are
studied to see whether new profiles were included and to
assess the academic
performance in the period. The results are examined on a
general level and
according to the administrative category, academic
organization and location of
each course. After this analysis has been made, a dialogue
is established with
empirical research conducted on the topic. Finally, the
author proposes the
hypothesis of creating a democratization indicator for
higher education with the
goal of contributing towards the gauging of educational
policies as the expansion
continues. According to the findings, this expansion should
be closely monitored
in order to keep up the increase in the contingency of
students in higher education
and thereby attain the democratic goal.
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