Desigualdade de desempenho no ensino médio: evidências sobre a educação de jovens e adultos

Francisca Zilania Mariano; Maria da Conceição Silva; Mateus Mota dos Santos; Alesandra de Araújo Benevides

Performance inequality in high school: evidence on youth and adult education

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Francisca Zilania Mariano Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1282-8812
Maria da Conceição Silva Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-5227
Mateus Mota dos Santos Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1683-6091
Alesandra de Araújo Benevides Universidade Federal do Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-5632

Abstract

This research analyzes the differences in academic performance between students of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) and regular education in the National High School Examination (ENEM) in Brazil. In order to isolate the effects of EJA from other factors that may affect the students' academic results, the Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) algorithm was combined with the Propensity Score Matching method and applied to microdata from ENEM and the School Census of 2018. The results show the superiority of the regular education system in the production of knowledge compared to EJA teaching, proving to be more efficient in enhancing important cognitive skills for professional qualification and ensuring continuity of investment in human capital.

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2023-12-26

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MARIANO, F. Z.; SILVA, M. da C.; SANTOS, M. M. dos; BENEVIDES, A. de A. Performance inequality in high school: evidence on youth and adult education. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 33, n. 3, p. 0719–0747, 2023. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/7950. Acesso em: 14 may. 2024.

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Vol. 33 No. 3 (2023): Revista Nova Economia

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