Abstract

COSTA, Márcio da. Famílias e acesso diferenciado a escolas públicas prestigiadas: um estudo de caso. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.02, pp.227-247. ISSN 0102-4698.

The article brings up results from a piece of research carried out in six municipal schools holding opposed reputations. We accomplished structured observa tions, interviews and questionnaires in three very different areas of Rio de Janeiro. The demand for the schools and the perception of the educational bureaucracy were the cri teria for their school's selection. The research seeks to understand how the school pres tige arises and is sustained, considering that this prestige is a relevant factor for the dis tribution of educational opportunities and is strongly tied to social hierarchies and strat ification. We highlight hierarchies and social inequalities within social contexts that are usually thought of as homogenous: the “ordinary” public schools. The pertinent litera ture was reviewed with special attention to school choice and segmentation among and within schools. Some results were selected stressing the strength of the family condition ing to help comprehending the phenomenon under our focus.

Keywords : School choice; School Hierarchies; Educational Quasi-market; Educational Opportunities; Sociology of Education; Educational Systems.

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