Avaliação da igualdade, equidade e eficácia no sistema educacional brasileiro

Abstract

In search for quality education, several studies were initiated in the decade of 1960 with the objective to evaluate to what extent schools contribute to the formation of their students. These studies have led to the emergence of the area of school effectiveness. The main objective of this study was to accomplish a systematic review of the Brazilian literature in the area of school effectiveness. Thirty articles published between 2000 and 2013 in Brazilian scientific journals were analyzed. Solid effects of factors like socioeconomic level, race and school delay on school performance were identified. In addition, difficulties related to the definition and measurement of intra-school factors became evident. It should be emphasized that problems of equality and equity need to be investigated better. The results showed similarities with the results of the scientific literature of other countries and can guide future studies in the area of school effectiveness.