Policy and ideology collide: an examination of Affirmative Action for students of Brazilian public higher education

Lee, Justine Y.

doi:10.1080/13613324.2020.1753673

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“…Indeed, Brazilian public universities have been regarded better in all national and international rankings than private universities; thus, undergraduate courses at public universities, which are also tuition-free, are in higher demand among students. 1,8,10 In contrast to what is observed at the university level, at the primary and secondary education levels, Brazilian private schools display higher-quality education programs than public schools. 1,8,10 Traditionally, Federal and state public universities use a regular path system based only on test scores to admit new students.…”

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“…1,8,10 In contrast to what is observed at the university level, at the primary and secondary education levels, Brazilian private schools display higher-quality education programs than public schools. 1,8,10 Traditionally, Federal and state public universities use a regular path system based only on test scores to admit new students. Therefore, there is a higher approval rate for students from private schools, who tend to have better test scores.…”

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“…23 However, unlike in Malaysia, Brazilian public schools have the most prestige. 1,8,10 Furthermore, the evaluated undergraduate course in our study is a medical school, which presents high social prestige, making it easy to get a job.…”

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“…Therefore, there is a higher approval rate for students from private schools, who tend to have better test scores. 1,8,10 The under-representation of the less privileged classes is even more prominent for highly prestigious, public medical schools, which require students to have the highest entrance exam scores to be accepted. 11 In Brazil, the medical schools traditionally followed the European structure, based on the six-year curriculum regulated by the Brazilian National Education Council.…”

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Comparison Between Students Admitted Through Regular Path and Affirmative Action Systems in a Brazilian Public Medical School

Biazotto¹,

Bittencourt²,

Araújo³

et al. 2022

AMEP

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Affirmative action policies to provide access to higher education for socially vulnerable students have been implemented in several countries and have faced many questions nowadays. The aim of the study was to compare the socioeconomic background and performance during and after completing the undergraduate course of students admitted through the regular path and social quota systems in a public medical school in Brazil. Methods: A retrospective cohort study including students admitted to a medical school within the School of Health Sciences (ESCS), in Brazil, between 2005 and 2012, and followed until May 2020. In the first phase, data collection was performed by analyzing documents from the ESCS academic management system and Brazilian government agencies. In the second phase, a survey with 12 questions was sent to the medical school alumni. The social quota system criteria were the public school attendance in all primary and secondary education levels. Results: Among 707 students, 204 (28.9%) were from the social quota and 503 (78.5%) from the regular path system. The place of residence of social quota students had a lower Human Development Index (p < 0.001) and per capita income (p < 0.001) when compared to regular path students. Regular path students were associated with the highest dropout from medical school (OR: 50.552, 95% CI: 12.438-205.453, p < 0.001). There was no difference between regular path and social quota students attending medical residency programs (OR: 1.780, 95% CI: 0.957-3.309, p = 0.069). Out of the 308 alumni who completed the survey, regular path students had more family members who were health professionals than social quota students (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences regarding monthly income, job satisfaction, employment, or management activities. Conclusion: Affirmative action targeted students with a disadvantaged socioeconomic background. Regular path students had a higher dropout rate than social quota students.

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