O crescimento da educação superior privada no Brasil: implicações para as questões de eqüidade, qualidade e benefício público

Alternative Title

The Growth of Private Higher Education in Brazil: Implications for Issues of Equity, Quality, and Public Benefit

Creator

Tristan McCowan

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

April 2005

Abstract

There has been a dramatic growth in private higher education in Brazil in recent years. The World Bank has promoted this expansion on the basis of the private providers’ ability to ensure a rapid increase in enrolment, to improve quality through competition between institutions, and to secure benefits for society at little public cost. However, the charging of fees means that the majority of Brazilians do not have access, and that inequalities are reproduced due to the relation between course costs and the value of the final diploma. ...

Keywords

Education--Brazil, Higher Education, World Bank

Extent

22

Geographic Location

Brazil

Volume

13

Issue

27

Language

Portuguese; English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: McCowan, T. (2005, Abril 11) O crescimento da educação superior privada no Brasil: implicações para as questões de eqüidade, qualidade e benefício público Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas 13(27), Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n27.

Identifier

E11-00449

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Recommended Citation

McCowan, Tristan, "O crescimento da educação superior privada no Brasil: implicações para as questões de eqüidade, qualidade e benefício público" (2005). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 163.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/163