EDUCATIONAL POLICY PROVISION IN THE STATE OF PARANÁ, BRAZIL - 2001/2006
This paper presents the results of research on educational policies in the state of Parana, Brazil. The research assessed the impact of the provision of vacancies in Basic Education from 2001 to 2006. The effectiveness of such public action in education was one of the aims of the research. The study used offi cial databases about the population, number of students who enroll, stay in schools and fi nish their studies. The main conclusions of the study show that in the state of Parana, Basic Education policies have not been effective as social demands are not completely achieved; for example, there is not enough provision of vacancies, there is a lack of quality conditions and the actions implemented are not articulated with social needs.
Expansão da educação infantil e processos de exclusão
O artigo analisa o processo de expansao da educacao infantil (creches, pre-escolas e classes de alfabetizacao) que ocorreu durante o governo Geisel e seus desdobramentos atuais. Utiliza como fontes, dados coletados, sistematizados e divulgados pelo IBGE e SEEC/MEC, alem de documentos nacionais e de organismos intergovernamentais (UNICEF - Fundo das Nacoes Unidas para a Infância - e UNESCO). Apoiando-se em correntes contemporâneas da Sociologia da Educacao, de estudos de genero e sobre relacoes raciais, o texto deslinda novos processos de exclusao criados pela politica de "democratizacao" da educacao infantil. Conclui refletindo sobre os sentidos de acoes afirmativas e politicas para todos como estrategias de democratizacao da educacao infantil.
The American Political System
The American Political System focuses on the core insights of political science that students need to understand American government. Each chapter is organized around the real-world puzzles that draw scholars and students alike to study American politics and provides a clear, consistent framework for thinking analytically about these questions.