The Academic
Profession in Brazil Simon Schwartzman and Elizabeth
Balbachevsky
Universidade de São Paulo
Published in Phillip G. Altabach, ed., The International
Academic Profession: Portraits from 14 Countries. Princeton, NY: Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1997
Outline
1. The academic professions
2. Higher education in Brazil
3. Who are the academics?
a. Professional qualifications and employment
b. Social origins and mobility
c. Gender
d. Income and social esteem
e. Between job security and retrenchment
4. Work
a. Working conditions
b. Teaching
c. Research
d. Service
5. Governance
6. Participation and world views: different
groups, different perceptions
7. Conclusions
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