Abstract

COSTA, Marcio da  and  KOSLINSKI, Mariane C.. Prestígio escolar e composição de turmas: explorando a hierarquia em redes escolares. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2008, vol.19, n.40, pp.305-330. ISSN 0103-6831.

There is a clear hierarchy among students of the basic education school networks in Brazil. Normally, private schools tend to accommodate students who are socioeconomically better off, while state and municipal networks stand in lower positions on the scale of their students' economic resources. However, there is also a clear hierarchy within public networks and within school institutions. These hierarchies are a complex system of producing and fostering inequality which, in the realm of school opportunities and future insertion into an occupational structure, draws a picture of striking Brazilian social inequality. This paper will present and describe findings of a survey that explored this little-known universe of differences within and between schools, beyond matters relating to the performance of students, emphasizing cultural dimensions relating to their previous school life. The survey used different instruments for collecting information, but this text presents part of the results from a survey of about 2,500 students from twenty schools in Rio de Janeiro. The results indicate not only the obvious socioeconomic difference between students, but also the presence of cultural elements and of an apparent effect that learning experience may have on students' perspectives and attitudes.

Keywords : School Prestige; School Hierarchies; Differences Between School Classes.

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