Revista Brasileira de Estudos Pedagógicos
On-line version ISSN 2176-6681
Abstract
MACIEL, Regimeire Oliveira. Ações afirmativas na Universidade Federal do Maranhão. R. Bras. Est. Pedag. [online]. 2012, vol.93, n.233, pp.189-214. ISSN 2176-6681.
The present article aims to discuss some aspects of the process of affirmative action program policies at the Maranhão State Federal University (UFMA), which culminated with the implementation of racial quotas for black students approved in 2006. In the development of the research, besides the bibliographical search and quantitative data collection, were performed open interviews with two of the main players involved in the system’s approval: the Afro-Brazilian Studies Centre (NEAB), and the Undergraduate Studies Council/UFMA members. The notion of race, racism and affirmative actions are key concepts in this study. The conclusion seems to be that the implementation of affirmative action programs requires several changes in the environment where they are to be implemented because their approval, however consensual they may be, does not ensure the effectiveness of their intended goals.
Keywords : Affirmative Action; Black People; College; Quotas.