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082			_a388.4372 _bWOH 2002
110	1		_aWorld Bank, Washington, DC. _9138615
245	1	0	_aHigher Education in Brazil _bChallenges and Options. A World Bank Country Study.
260			_a[Washington, D.C.] : _bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, _c2002.
300			_a196 p.
500			_aAvailability: World Bank Publications, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433. Tel: 800-645-7247 (Toll Free); Tel: 202-473-1000; Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/. _5ericd
520			_aData from a variety of sources are used to describe the system of higher education in Brazil. Brazil has put significant resources into developing its system of higher education over the last decade, and a system has developed in which some institutions have achieved recognizable excellence while others struggle to provide relevant, quality education at a reasonable cost. Taken as a whole, the system has a number of problems to overcome. About 15% of the age cohort is enrolled in higher education, a figure that is quite low compared to other countries in the region. Cost per student in public institutions is on a par with countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but educational quality is not, and access to education is limited in many regions. Until recently, federal policy toward higher education did not attempt to control costs or correlate funding to productivity. In general, the quality of instruction and the relevance of the curriculum are below desirable standards. The government has a three-pronged strategy that involves changing the legal framework for the higher education sector, changing the funding system for higher education, and improving the evaluation of performance by the sector and institutions. Many important changes to higher education are underway in Brazil, and the challenge is to focus attention on those that will promote the greatest progress in equitable access, quality, relevance, and efficiency. Six annexes (appendixes) contain reports and essays on Brazilian higher education, and there is an annotated bibliography of 14 sources. (Contains 17 tables, 12 graphs, and 4 boxes.) (SLD)
533			_aMicrofiche. _b[Washington D.C.]: _cERIC Clearinghouse _emicrofiches : positive.
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650	1	7	_aAccess to Education. _2ericd _991971
650	0	7	_aCosts. _2ericd _9138616
650	0	7	_aEducational Change. _2ericd _9138617
650	0	7	_aEducational Finance. _2ericd _9138618
650	1	7	_aEducational Quality. _2ericd _9138619
650	1	7	_aEnrollment. _2ericd _990756
650	1	7	_aEqual Education. _2ericd _933300
650	0	7	_aForeign Countries. _2ericd _9138620
650	1	7	_aGovernment Role. _2ericd _9138621
650	1	7	_aHigher Education. _2ericd _9138622
650	0	7	_aProgram Evaluation. _2ericd _9138623
653	1		_aBrazil
710	2		_aWorld Bank, Washington, DC. _9138615
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