The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policy

The article contextualises over-age enrolment within the social divisions affecting the education system in Brazil. The following section analyses to what extent the components of multidimensional poverty impinge on the probability for a student to attend a course corresponding to a lower age. This...

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Main Authors: Xavier Rambla, Rosangela Saldanha Pereira, Liliana María Gallego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona State University 2013-05-01
Series:Education Policy Analysis Archives
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Online Access:https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1244