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Education System of Brazil: Quick Overview

Education System of Brazil: Quick Overview. ED 569, Student Teaching Abroad. History of Education System in Brazil. 1500’s: Portuguese Colonists/Religion Agenda 1772: Shift – serving state instead of church 1824: Constitution declares primary education a universal right for all children

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Education System of Brazil: Quick Overview

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  1. Education System of Brazil:Quick Overview ED 569, Student Teaching Abroad

  2. History of Education System in Brazil • 1500’s: Portuguese Colonists/Religion Agenda • 1772: Shift – serving state instead of church • 1824: Constitution declares primary education a universal right for all children • 1920: First universities established • 1964-1980: Military regime, compulsory education expanded to 8 years • 1988: Constitution updated, federal government must spend 18% of tax revenue on education and states/municipalities must spend at least 25%

  3. Current Structure of Education in Brazil • Compulsory for 9 years, ages 6-14 • Primary School – 5 years • Secondary/Middle School – 4 years • High School – 3 years (can add 1-2 years for career/technical education)

  4. World Bank Report: Brazil & Comparable Countries • Ranked low on science and math achievement tests:

  5. Poverty & Education • Basic needs not being met • 20 million abandoned “street children” in Brazil. • Brazil home to one of the most unequal distributions of wealth in the world

  6. Recent Reforms • Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) -Increase enrollments and secondary graduation rates -Teacher education reforms • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) -Lifted millions out of poverty -”BolsaFamilia” subsidy incentive program -Scholarships for low-income students -Added 180 vocational schools • DilmaRousseff (2011 -?) -Tasked with carrying out education reforms for future

  7. Resources • Barrionuevo, Alexei (2010, September 4). Education Gaps Limit Brazil’s Reach. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. • Barrionuevo, Alexei (2010, October 31). In a First, Brazil Elects a Woman as President. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. • Haar, J. and Haussman, F. (1978). World Education Series: Education in Brazil. Hamden, Connecticut: The Shoe String Press Inc. • Kubke, Menga and Moreira, Antonio FlavioBarbosa (1999). Recent proposals to reform teacher education in Brazil. Teaching and Teacher Education. Volume 15. Pages 169-178. • Kubow, P.K. and Fossum, P.R. (2007). Comparative Education: Exploring Issues in International Context. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc. • Marcondes, Maria Ines (1999). Teacher Education in Brazil. Journal of Education for Teaching. Volume 25, Issue 3. Pages 1-12. • Mickelson, R. A. (2000). Children of the Streets of the Americas: Homelessness, Education and Globalization in the United States, Brazil and Cuba. New York, New York: Routledge. • Plank, D. N. (1996). The Means of Our Salvation: Public Education in Brazil, 1930-1995. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, Inc. • Rodriguez, A., with Dahlman, C. and Salmi, J. (2008). Knowledge and Innovation for Competitiveness in Brazil. Washington D.C.: The World Bank

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