Quota system in higher education: an analysis on admission and dropout rates

The Quota Law (Law No. 12,711 of August 29, 2012) stipulates that Brazilian federal higher education institutions must reserve 50% of vacancies, per course, for students who have attended public high schools. The purpose of this study was to analyze data on students’ entrance examinations and, subse...

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Autores: Andrade, Ligia Viana, Silva, Regianne Ferreira da, Silva, Regina Márcia Ferreira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Repositorio:Revista Educação e Políticas em Debate
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.seer.ufu.br:article/58752
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistaeducaopoliticas/article/view/58752
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Desempenho acadêmico
Evasão
Sistema de cotas
Academic performance
School dropout
Quota system
Performance académique
Évasion
Système de quotas
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Sumario:The Quota Law (Law No. 12,711 of August 29, 2012) stipulates that Brazilian federal higher education institutions must reserve 50% of vacancies, per course, for students who have attended public high schools. The purpose of this study was to analyze data on students’ entrance examinations and, subsequently, the dropout rates in two higher education courses at the same educational institution using statistical documentary research. The results showed an increase in student admission through social and racial quotas in higher education courses between 2015 and 2018.