Abstract

AMARAL, Nelson Cardoso. O perfil sócio-econômico dos alunos de graduação e o financiamento das IFES: Dez argumentos a favor da gratuidade. Avaliação (Campinas) [online]. 1998, vol.03, n.03, suppl.01, pp.15-24. ISSN 1414-4077.

The absence of fees in the public higher education system in Brazil is a recurrent theme in the discussion concerning alternative sources for the financing of national education. The BIRD claims that Universities should bring in a total equivalent to 30% of its budget, from non governmental sources. A national inquiry carried out among undergraduates of federal higher education institutions shows that in order to reach BIRD'S goal, through solely the collected fees, a family would have to spend about 22% of the family income, to support one student. The work also displays ten arguments in favour of the absence of fees, present in statements of Brazilian political and educational authorities.

Keywords : Fees; Family Income; University Budget.

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