A study of university entrance exam of the quota system in Brazil : Focusing on the transformation of students through contact

ブラジル　ノ　ダイガク　ニュウシ　ニ　オケル　クォータ　セイド　ノ　ケントウ　ガクセイ　ノ　ヘンヨウ　ニ　チャクモク　シテ

ヤマワキ, ケイ

Yamawaki, Kei

オオサカ　ダイガク　ニンゲン　カガク　ケンキュウカ　フゾク　ミライ　キョウソウ　センター

ブラジル

教育機会

人種

社会階層

Affirmative Action

Brazil

educational opportunities

race

social class

Research Note

The objective of this study is to clarify the transformation of students brought about by the quota system for university entrance examination in Brazil through interviews with local students. In Brazil, access to higher education is unequally distributed by race and social class. To correct such disparities and inequalities, a quota system for university entrance exam was introduced in Brazil in the context of the democratization movement. Prior research has confirmed that after the introduction of the system, the two parties do not intersect due to the influence of prejudice between users of the system and non-users of the system. Therefore, based on the actual situation between the two sides, this study clarified the transformation of the students triggered by the contact through an interview survey. The quota system was introduced for the purpose of equalizing educational opportunities and correcting disparities. However, after its introduction, I confirmed that there were still issues within the university that were considered to be caused by disparities in Brazilian society, such as the fact that the non-system users felt that the entrance examination system was unfair and that there were no opportunities for exchange. It had become a factor of division between non-system users and institutional users. In addition, after the introduction of the quota system, which was established to correct the disparity, some non-system users thought that the system and system users were unfair, but it became clear that there were non-system users who changed their opinions from division to symbiosis through interaction. In addition, by focusing on the structural discrimination that exists in society through contact, I found the possibility that the division within the university could be resolved. In this study, we discussed these structures of discrimination and exchanges within the university.