Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options
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 g...
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okr-10986-140762021-04-23T14:03:11Z Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options World Bank 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 COUNTRY STUDIES CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DEGREES DIPLOMAS EDUCATION INDICATORS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL POLICY EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES GEOGRAPHY GROSS ENROLLMENT HIGH ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IMPROVING ACCESS INSTRUCTION INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES LITERACY LOCAL COMMUNITIES OVERALL ENROLLMENT PAPERS POSITIVE IMPACT PRINTING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCES STATE UNIVERSITIES STUDENT AID STUDENT LOANS SUBJECT AREAS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TUITION UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY RECTORS 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 the 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. Finally, the report recommends ways to improve access, quality, and efficiency. 2013-06-20T18:50:18Z 2013-06-20T18:50:18Z 2002-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1737106/higher-education-brazil-challenges-options 0-8213-5091-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14076 English en_US A World Bank Country Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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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 COUNTRY STUDIES CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DEGREES DIPLOMAS EDUCATION INDICATORS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL POLICY EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES GEOGRAPHY GROSS ENROLLMENT HIGH ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IMPROVING ACCESS INSTRUCTION INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES LITERACY LOCAL COMMUNITIES OVERALL ENROLLMENT PAPERS POSITIVE IMPACT PRINTING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCES STATE UNIVERSITIES STUDENT AID STUDENT LOANS SUBJECT AREAS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TUITION UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY RECTORS |
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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 COUNTRY STUDIES CURRICULA CURRICULUM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DEGREES DIPLOMAS EDUCATION INDICATORS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL POLICY EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING ENROLLMENT EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTERNAL EFFICIENCY FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES GEOGRAPHY GROSS ENROLLMENT HIGH ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IMPROVING ACCESS INSTRUCTION INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES LITERACY LOCAL COMMUNITIES OVERALL ENROLLMENT PAPERS POSITIVE IMPACT PRINTING PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCES STATE UNIVERSITIES STUDENT AID STUDENT LOANS SUBJECT AREAS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TUITION UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY RECTORS World Bank Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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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 the
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. Finally, the report recommends ways to improve
access, quality, and efficiency. |
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Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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Higher Education in Brazil : Challenges and Options |
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higher education in brazil : challenges and options |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1737106/higher-education-brazil-challenges-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14076 |
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