Abstract

COSTA, Lilia Carolina Carneiro da; SANTOS, Jessica Priscila Rivas dos; GUIMARAES, Antonio  and  GUIMARAES, Nadya Araujo. Avaliação da ação afirmativa no vestibular da UFBA. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.45, pp.67-85. ISSN 0103-6831.

Public universities have been implanting affirmative actions with the objective of giving everybody access to higher education. The quota system at UFBA began in 2005 and sets aside about 45% of vacancies to candidates from public schools who declare themselves black, brown, descendants of Indians or belonging to other ethnic groups. In order to study the changes in the selection process resulting from the quota system, this study used data of entrance records at UFBA from 2003 to 2008 and analyzed the relationship between those approved and certain characteristics of the candidates, such as family income, color/race and educational level of the parents, among other variables. According to simple logistic models, the chances of passing/entering increased with the quota system for candidates who have a family income from one to five minimum salaries, who studied at state high schools and who worked while studying. However, according to multiple logistic models, the main result is that race/color tended to equity over the years, that is, candidates tend to have the same chances of entering university, regardless of their ethnicity.

Keywords : Affirmative Action; Public Universities; Quota System; Race.

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