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<journal-id>0102-2555</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista da Faculdade de Educação]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Fac. Educ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0102-2555</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Faculdade de Educação da USP]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0102-25551987000200007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Estrutura, organização e abrangência do sistema educacional dos Estados Unidos da América do Norte]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cacciamali]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria Cristina]]></given-names>
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<aff id="A07">
<institution><![CDATA[,USP Faculdade de Economia e Administração ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>1987</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>1987</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>97</fpage>
<lpage>117</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0102-25551987000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0102-25551987000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0102-25551987000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[O artigo apresenta as principais características e estrutura do ensino público de 1º grau nos Estados Unidos da América do Norte. Assim, são examinados os critérios para matrícula, o transporte escolar, a estrutura de pessoal, e composição dos custos escolares. Analisa também as desigualdades na qualidade do ensino e nos resultados acadêmicos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[The aim of this paper is to examine the characteristics of the Public Elementary Schools in the United States of America. Attention is given to observed inequalities in school quality and academic achievement.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Educação]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Estados Unidos da América]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Organização Escolar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ensino Público Compulsório]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ensino de 1º Grau]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[United States of America]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[School Organization]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Public School]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Primary School]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <h2>Estrutura, organização e abrangência do sistema educacional   dos Estados Unidos da América do Norte.</h2>     <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Maria Cristina Cacciamali</h4> </font>      ]]></body>
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