Profiles of Public Schoolteachers in Sao Paulo, Brazil: The Interaction between Space, Institutional Rules, and Individual Choices in Public Policy Outcome

Unlike classical public policy analyses that emphasize the policymakers' role, this article argues that the choices by professionals that directly implement policies inside primary schools have a significant impact on their outcome. The analysis is based on a survey of 800 State & Municipal...

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Published in:Dados (Rio de Janeiro) 2010-01, Vol.53 (1), p.125-158
Main Authors: Torres, Haroldo da Gama, Gomes, Sandra, Pavez, Thais, Fusaro, Edgard
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Brazil
Choices
Membership
Public Policy
Public Schools
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Schools
Teachers
Typology
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Summary:Unlike classical public policy analyses that emphasize the policymakers' role, this article argues that the choices by professionals that directly implement policies inside primary schools have a significant impact on their outcome. The analysis is based on a survey of 800 State & Municipal first-to-fourth-grade schoolteachers in Sao Paulo & was based on a typology of teachers using the "grade of membership" (GoM) technique. This analysis showed that the types of teachers are allocated differently according to the school system (State versus Municipal) & school locations (poor versus non-poor neighborhoods). Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0011-5258