Student’s access and performance in the Portuguese Higher Education: Issues of gender, age, socio-cultural background, expectations, and program choice

The purpose of this article is to characterize and contribute to the debate on the democratization of Portuguese higher education, both in terms of access and the performance of students enrolled in a public university. The analyses concern the sociodemographic characteristics and schooling trajecto...

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Main Authors: Maria Eugénia Ferrão, Leandro S. Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de Sorocaba
Series:Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-40772019000200434&lng=en&tlng=en