Higher Education in Brazil and the policies for increasing the  number of vacancies from Reuni: advances and controversies

dc.creator	Maria Célia Borges
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:29:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:29:17Z
dc.identifier	1517-9869
dc.identifier	1981-8106
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/83665cf650ed47509d00a91060f8546a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30810
dc.description	This paper presents a discussion on the policies to expand Higher Education, stating the influences of neoliberalism and explaining the contradictions in legislation and reforms at this level of education in Brazil after the 1990s. It questions the model of the New University with regard to the Brazilian reality and the poor investments available for such a reform. It calls attention to the danger of prioritizing the increase in the number of vacancies instead of the quality of teaching, something which would represent the scrapping of the public university. It highlights the contradictions of Reuni, with improvised actions and conditioning of funds, through the achievement of goals. On one hand, it recognizes the increasing number of vacancies in Higher Education and, on the other, it reaffirms that democratization of access requires universities with financial autonomy, well-structured courses with innovative curricula, qualified professors, adequate infrastructure, and high quality teaching, with research aiming the production of new knowledge, as well as university extension.
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Departament and Post-Graduation Program in Education of Biosciences Institute of São Paulo State University
dc.relation	http://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/educacao/article/view/4584/4345
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1517-9869
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1981-8106
dc.source	Educação : Teoria e Prática, Vol 22, Iss 39, Pp 117-138 (2012)
dc.subject	Higher Education. Increase in vacancies. Reuni.
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Higher Education in Brazil and the policies for increasing the number of vacancies from Reuni: advances and controversies
dc.type	article