Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development: progress and challenges of Higher Education in Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v33i2.303
Keywords: Agenda 2030; Brazilian Higher Education; Inclusion; Diversity; Affirmative Action Policies.

Abstract

This article analyzes indicators of Higher Education (HE) in Brazil, one of the most unequal countries in the world, in its ability to contribute to the 2030 Agenda. The analysis, of bibliographic and documentary nature, considers the expansion of enrollments focusing on: access for the low-income population; racial diversity; and access for students with disabilities. The data show that, despite private-market growth, affirmative action policies (AAP) have generated significant progress, revealing the importance of SDG guidelines for maintaining and improving public HE policies aimed at inclusion and reducing inequality. 

Author Biographies

Stela Maria Meneghel, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brasil

Mestrado e Doutorado em Educação pela UNICAMP, Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da FURB. Colaborou na criação e implantação da UNILA e da UNILAB, e na coordenação dos Indicadores de Qualidade da Educação Superior do INEP/MEC.

E-mail: stmeneg@terra.com.br 

Fabrício Filisbino, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brasil

Mestrando em Educação pela FURB. Licenciado em Filosofia pela Unisul. Professor de Filosofia da rede estadual de Santa Catarina.

E-mail: fabricio.fili@gmail.com  

 

Ana Cristina Adry Moura de Argôllo, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Brasil

Mestranda em Educação pela FURB. Especialista em Direito Material e Processual do Trabalho. Coordenadora do Curso de Direito da Faculdade de Ilhéus.

Correo electrónico: cristinaadry@gmail.com

Published
2021-11-15
How to Cite
Meneghel, S. M., Filisbino, F., & Argôllo, A. C. A. M. de. (2021). Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development: progress and challenges of Higher Education in Brazil. Higher Education and Society Journal (ESS), 33(2), 686-712. https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v33i2.303
Issue
Vol 33 No 2 (2021): Challenges of higher education in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
Section
General section articles

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