Brazil : Higher Education Sector Study, Volume 1
Brazil has put significant resources
into developing its higher education system over the past
three decades. As a result, a system has evolved in which
some institutions have achieved recognizable excellence in
teaching and research, while, more generally, the majority
of institutions have struggled to provide relevant, quality
education at reasonable cost. As a whole, the system has a
number of large challenges to overcome. Brazil has a low
enrolment rate in higher education. Rigidities in funding
and regulation create strong disincentives for
cost-efficiency or quality. The quality of instruction and
the relevance of the curriculum are below desirable
standards. The Government of Brazil has a three-pronged
strategy for improving higher education: a) to change the
legal framework for the sector; b) to change to a
performance-based funding system that supports (Ministerio
da Educacao e do Esporto's (MEC) policy goals of
improved access, quality, and efficiency; and c) to improve
capacity for evaluating quality of instruction and
performance of institutions. The challenge is to focus
attention on those changes that will promote the greatest
progress in equitable access, quality, relevance, and
efficiency. In the last section, the report recommends ways
to improve access, quality, and efficiency.
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Main Author: |
World Bank |
Language: | English en_US |
Published: |
Washington, DC
2000-06-30
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Subjects: | HIGHER EDUCATION,
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE,
ACCESS TO EDUCATION,
ENROLMENT RATIO,
LEGAL FRAMEWORK,
QUALITY OF EDUCATION,
EDUCATIONAL FINANCING,
PROGRAM EVALUATION,
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,
ACCREDITATION (EDUCATION),
EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION,
EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS ACADEMIC YEAR,
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION,
ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION,
ACCREDITATION,
ACHIEVEMENT,
ADDITION,
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES,
ADULT LITERACY,
AGE COHORT,
BACKGROUND PAPERS,
BLOCK GRANTS,
CAREER,
CAREER ADVANCEMENT,
CONSULTATIVE PROCESS,
CURRICULA,
CURRICULUM,
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT,
DEGREES,
DIPLOMAS,
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,
EDUCATION OFFICIALS,
EDUCATION POLICY,
EDUCATION SECTOR,
EDUCATION SYSTEM,
EDUCATIONAL POLICY,
EMPLOYMENT,
ENGINEERING,
ENROLLMENT,
EQUITABLE ACCESS,
EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY,
FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES,
GEOGRAPHY,
GROSS ENROLLMENT,
HIGH ENROLLMENT,
HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS,
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT,
HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM,
HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR,
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM,
IMPROVING ACCESS,
INSTRUCTION,
INSTRUCTORS,
INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION,
LABOR FORCE,
LABOR MARKET,
LEARNING,
LIBRARIES,
LITERACY,
LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
OVERALL ENROLLMENT,
PAPERS,
POSITIVE IMPACT,
PRIVATE EDUCATION,
PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION,
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES,
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY,
PROFESSORS,
PUBLIC FUNDING,
PUBLIC FUNDS,
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION,
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES,
QUALITY EDUCATION,
QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
SCIENCE,
SECONDARY EDUCATION,
SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES,
SECONDARY SCHOOLS,
SOCIAL SCIENCES,
STUDENT AID,
STUDENT LOANS,
SUBJECT AREAS,
TEACHER,
TEACHER TRAINING,
TEACHING,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TERTIARY EDUCATION,
TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,
TUITION,
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION,
UNIVERSITIES,
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION,
UNIVERSITY RECTORS, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/436984/brazil-higher-education-sector-study-vol-1-2-higher-education-brazil-characteristics-challenges
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15259
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