ERIC Number: EJ1100795
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 19
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Not Just Racial Quotas: Affirmative Action in Brazilian Higher Education 10 Years Later
Schwartzman, Luisa Farah; Paiva, Angela Randolpho
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v37 n4 p548-566 2016
This paper examines how affirmative action in Brazilian public universities has evolved from the start of the new millennium up to recent years. After an overview of the existing policies in public universities, we explain these patterns based on an analysis of the processes internal and external to the universities. Although these policies were initially thought of as racial quotas, class-based criteria have predominated, while the racial criteria became relatively circumscribed. Within the institutions, affirmative action brought new concerns about how to support and retain low-income students, as well as a discussion about racism, although the latter remains controversial.
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Race, Racial Bias, Higher Education, Low Income, School Holding Power, Foreign Countries, Admission Criteria, Social Class, Social Differences, College Admission, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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