Choice and access to the best schools of Rio de Janeiro: a rite of passage
Abstract Each year in the city of Rio de Janeiro a ritual takes place for selecting and distributing groups of pupils among schools providing the second phase of primary education. Called remanejamento or reallocation, this process involves school directors, education coordinators and the families of pupils. Since part of the process is protected by secrecy, complete access to the rite proved impossible. However it was possible to analyse what happens through the dialogues of the professionals involved and from the viewpoint of the family members who took part in the process. The article demonstrates that the transfer system tends to separate the pupils based on family background and the relations that their parents have to the networks of solidarity that connect families and the management body of the schools. These multiple belongings separate the pupils who will gain places at the best schools from those who will be enrolled in mid-level or low-quality schools.
Main Authors: | Rosistolato,Rodrigo, Fry,Peter |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Antropologia (ABA)
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-43412015000200380 |
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