Abstract

RUSCHEL, Elizete  and  VALLE, Ione Ribeiro. The ideology of meritocracy and academic analysis: contributions from the journal Perspectiva from CED/UFSC (1983-2005). Perspectiva [online]. 2010, vol.28, n.02, pp.649-675. ISSN 0102-5473.

This study analyzes articles in the journal Perspective published by the Center for Educational Sciences at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 1983 to 2005. It focuses on the ideology of meritocracy, based on terminology related to this concept. To do so, we reviewed all of the editions, since publication began in 1983 until 2005, including 47 issues and 425 articles. We first analyzed the titles and abstracts of the articles, which allowed us to make an initial selection. We then conducted a systematic reading of the 14 selected articles, which allowed us to construct some thematic groups. These were studied in more detail, which made it possible to reflect on the relationship between the democratization of teaching and meritocracy, meritocratic selection in a democratic school and teacher training in a meritocratic system.

Keywords : Educational Meritocracy; Democratization of Education; Scientific Journals; Teacher Training.

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