Abstract

PRESTES, Emília Maria da Trindade; JEZINE, Edineide  and  SCOCUGLIA, Afonso Celso. Democratization of Brazilian Higher Education: The case of Federal University of Paraíba. Rev. Lusófona de Educação [online]. 2012, n.21, pp.199-218. ISSN 1645-7250.

The article discusses the question of the democratization of access to higher education in the context of the global crisis and of the situation of indefinitions, with special reference to Brazil. On the basis of analytical arguments, empirical data and the Brazilian Programme for the Restructuring and Expansion of Federal Universities (REUNI), it questions if the recent expansion of Brazilian higher education has managed to modify the elitist nature of this level of education, paying specific attention to the case of the Federal University of Paraiba. It considers that in a contradictory way those actions directed at including a greater number of people in higher education can strengthen both the democratic ideals and the processes of economic and social growth and development in Brazil, making possible the construction of new historical reports and transforming the educational institution and society.

Keywords : higher education; democratization of access; globalization.

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