Nine-year primary education: integration policy or social conformity?

Authors

  • Antonia Almeida Silva Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS)
  • Elisângela Alves da Silva Scaff UEMS e UFGD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.5i1.097107

Abstract

The present paper analyses the establishment of an educational policy that changes the compulsory school term from 8 to 9 years, with children joining school at the age of 6. The study consisted of a qualitative, multiple-case research that investigated the implementation of that policy in the states of Bahia and Mato Grosso do Sul. The research showed that the main progress provided by the policy is the legal assurance that all children completing 6 years will have access to school. Unlike other texts, this one presents an analysis that recognises the impact of the implementation of Law 11,274/2006 on the standards for school access, but it also poses a question to the efficiency of such policy as the panacea for education quality.

 

Keywords: Primary Education. Education Policy. Social Integration.

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Author Biography

  • Elisângela Alves da Silva Scaff, UEMS e UFGD
    Professora da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)

Published

2010-07-17

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How to Cite

Nine-year primary education: integration policy or social conformity?. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 1, p. 97–107, 2010. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.5i1.097107. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/732. Acesso em: 30 may. 2026.

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