Author: Jens R. Hentschke
Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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Today, education is one of the weakest spheres of the public sector in Brazil. However, those who suggest a return to Getlio Vargas's self-styled "social democracy" are misguided by the magnificent visions, impressive efforts to increase the State's cognitive capacity, and far-reaching social legislation of his era. Reconstructing the Brazilian Nation goes beyond the analysis of national debates and laws and explores the implementation of education policy from the national level to the regional, municipal, and individual school levels in two key states, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. The book shows that Vargas's reforms were characterized by a technocratic modernization philosophy, a dualist concept of education, political indoctrination, and the aim of cultural and ethnic homogenization. Such a policy left little room for genuine inter-governmental co-operation and had no ear for critical educators and inspectors. Real progress was possible, but it resulted from remarkable gra

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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages :

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Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.

Author: José Silvério Baia Horta
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 244

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Author: Benson Latin American Collection
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 974

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Author: José Silvério Baia Horta
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Category : Brazil
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 226

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 762

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ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : pt-BR
Pages : 640

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Author: Public Affairs Information Service
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Category : Economics
Languages : un
Pages : 696

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Author: Lucy Mair
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: World Commission on Culture and Development
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Explores the interactions between culture and development and puts forward proposals in the form of an international agenda aimed at motivating people to recognize cultural challenges.