A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality
The literature identifies that education policies in Brazil are the backbone of their success in reducing inequality as measured by the GINI index. Since 1994, Brazil is the only BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nation to achieve this. This article presents a comparative study of S...
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| description | The literature identifies that education policies in Brazil are the backbone of their success in reducing inequality as measured by the GINI index. Since 1994, Brazil is the only BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nation to achieve this. This article presents a comparative study of South Africa and Brazil, and the policies applied towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Using the analytical framework of the SDG, the strategies of South Africa, and Brazil regarding education are considered in order to identify patterns and themes that can potentially explain the divergence of inequality trends of the two nations. The overarching finding is that subtle differences in education policies perpetuate inequality in South Africa, whereas analogous policies contribute to equality in Brazil. The main contribution of this study is that it locates faults in otherwise well-meaning education policies in South Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fed3f54aa5da474ab6ab2613e743e7642023-03-03T10:42:39ZengAthens Institute for Education and ResearchAthens Journal of Education2241-79582023-05-0110232334410.30958/aje.10-2-8A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in InequalityDavid James De Villiers0Alethea Cassandra De Villiers1Post-Graduate Student, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaAssociate Professor, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe literature identifies that education policies in Brazil are the backbone of their success in reducing inequality as measured by the GINI index. Since 1994, Brazil is the only BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nation to achieve this. This article presents a comparative study of South Africa and Brazil, and the policies applied towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Using the analytical framework of the SDG, the strategies of South Africa, and Brazil regarding education are considered in order to identify patterns and themes that can potentially explain the divergence of inequality trends of the two nations. The overarching finding is that subtle differences in education policies perpetuate inequality in South Africa, whereas analogous policies contribute to equality in Brazil. The main contribution of this study is that it locates faults in otherwise well-meaning education policies in South Africa. http://www.athensjournals.gr/education/2023-10-2-8-Villiers.pdfcomparative educationpoliciesbrazilsouth africainequality |
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| title | A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality |
| title_full | A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality |
| title_short | A Comparative Review of Education Policy in Brazil and South Africa: Divergent Trends in Inequality |
| title_sort | comparative review of education policy in brazil and south africa divergent trends in inequality |
| topic | comparative education policies brazil south africa inequality |
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