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.
Research on health and oral health status of elderly living alone compared to elderly living with their families - based on the data (2014) from the 6th two-year Korea national health and nutrition examination survey -
Objectives: I examined the health and oral health status of elderly people living alone compared to elderly people living with their families by using data (2014) from the 6th Two-Year Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Methods: Among 1,454 health survey respondents aged 65 years and over who participated in the 6th Two-Year Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2014, 311 were elderly people living alone and 1,143 were elderly people living with their families. Results: In terms of socio-demographic characteristics, the percentage of elderly people living alone was high especially in women and when the subjects’ age, education level, and income level were low. In terms of oral health status, the percentage of elderly people living alone was high when elderly people thought that their subjectively viewed health was poor and the frequency of drinking and exercise was low. In terms of oral health status, the percentage of elderly people living alone was high among elderly people who did not have good oral health in their subjective view and did not get oral examinations for a year and had a lot of difficulty chewing. Conclusions: Family support or additional social support for elderly people who live alone should be considered to promote the healthy lives of elderly people.