Abstract

GIL, Natália. Aparato burocrático e os números do ensino: uma abordagem histórica. Cad. Pesqui. [online]. 2008, vol.38, n.134, pp.479-502. ISSN 0100-1574.

The aim of this text was to systematize the initiatives which contributed to the creation of a National System of Educational Statistics in Brazil, given special attention to the period 1871-1931. The efforts, the accomplishments and some of the controversies that marked the process of consolidation of quantitative information as a legitimate tool to describe the reality and to guide State actions are presented and discussed.

Keywords : History of Education; Statistical Data; Education; National System of Educational Statistics.

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