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
Subjects:	desarrollo educativo, estudios étnicos, desigualdades sociales, desventajas educativas.
Online Access:	https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1244

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spelling	doaj-b9a0b56436cc4216ac229803800c98e12020-11-25T03:16:22ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412013-05-0121010.14507/epaa.v21n49.20131135The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policyXavier Rambla0Rosangela Saldanha Pereira1Liliana María Gallego2Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaUniversidade Federal de Mato GrossoUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaThe 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 analysis is helpful to discuss two mechanisms that provoke educational inequalities according to the international specialists. These are the accumulation of accumulation of material, social and cultural deprivation along people’s life, and opportunity hoarding through social closure. Both of them contribute significantly to over-age enrolment in Brazil.https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1244desarrollo educativo, estudios étnicos, desigualdades sociales, desventajas educativas.
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title	The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policy
title_short	The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policy
title_full	The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policy
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publisher	Arizona State University
series	Education Policy Analysis Archives
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publishDate	2013-05-01
description	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 analysis is helpful to discuss two mechanisms that provoke educational inequalities according to the international specialists. These are the accumulation of accumulation of material, social and cultural deprivation along people’s life, and opportunity hoarding through social closure. Both of them contribute significantly to over-age enrolment in Brazil.
topic	desarrollo educativo, estudios étnicos, desigualdades sociales, desventajas educativas.
url	https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/1244
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The mechanisms of distortion between ages and courses in Brazil: an ethnic and social divide, and a challenge for education policy

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