Publication: Secondary Education in Brazil : Time to Move Forward
Date
2000-03-30
ISSN
Published
2000-03-30
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The study focuses on secondary education
issues, particularly the supply, and demand factors
affecting student attainment, and performance. It explores
the main challenges resulting from the rapid expansion in
secondary education enrolments, in terms of access, equity,
quality and financing, and, presents policy options to
address them. It is important to note that vocational
education, and the issue of curriculum content, are not
being addressed, since the Government took the policy to
separate technical education from secondary schools, clearly
selecting secondary education as the last stage of basic
education, and, the definition of secondary education
curriculum - which emphasizes basic skills and competencies
- is linked to the reform being implemented. The report
reviews the access to primary education, which appears not
to be a problem, and the growing demand for secondary
education. However, completion rates, raises major questions
regarding system efficiency. The differences among regions,
and socioeconomic groups, address the issue of education
equity, particularly the overwhelmingly urban upper
secondary education, while determinants of school success
focus on the quality of education. Conclusions suggest
relevance improvement of public secondary schools, and
address financing options for secondary education expansion.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2000. Secondary Education in Brazil : Time to Move Forward. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14970 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”