Confronting Affirmative Action in Brazil - University Quota Students and the Quest for Racial Justice

Informationen zum Autor By Vânia Penha-Lopes Klappentext This book focuses on a critical case study of the first students to graduate from university in Brazil under an affirmative action program of racial and social quotas. It places the students' educational trajectories at the center of the debate about racial inequality and the need to eradicate it. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on a critical case study of the first students to graduate from university in Brazil under an affirmative action program of racial and social quotas. It places the students’ educational trajectories at the center of the debate about racial inequality and the need to eradicate it. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Brazil Matters: Race as a MirrorChapter 1. History in the Making: The Implementation of Affirmative Action in Brazil Chapter 2: The Students Chapter 3: University Quotas and Racial Identity Chapter 4. Attitudes about the Quotas Policies Chapter 5. An Overview of the Performance of Quota Students at Brazilian Universities Conclusion: The Future of Affirmative Action in Brazil ReferencesAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Vania Penha-Lopes, Vânia Penha-Lopes
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498537803
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3780-3
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Brazil, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, universities, Higher education, tertiary education, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher