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The Social Sciences in Brazil
Pages 12-17

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From page 12...
... , was established in 1933 after the revolution which the state of Sao Paulo lost. The School was established for the specific purpose of teaching the social sciences and investigating the social milieu with a view to avoiding any repetition of that upheaval.
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From page 13...
... He then takes an entrance examination which is especially designed for the four-year course offered in that specialty. For the student who has decided to follow social sciences (which are not taught in the secondary schools)
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From page 14...
... This requires many years of work, especially reading, plus the writing and defending of a thesis. Few students active in the social sciences have been able to complete this lengthy and rigorous training.
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From page 15...
... This diploma, while of no value in the federal government's official recognition and registration of university degrees, shows at least that the course was completed. A still more recent development which has had considerable influence on the social sciences in Brazil came about when a branch of the federal Ministry of Education wanted to carry out a long range program of social research throughout the entire nation to be used in educational planning.
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From page 16...
... Many competent people are diverted into better paying activities than those that are offered by college teaching and scientific research, especially social science research. Smaller numbers of students are now being sent abroad for training in the social sciences than previously and smaller numbers of foreign social scientists are being brought in.
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From page 17...
... Faced with the practical necessities of making a living in rather difficult fields, their professional work suffers. There are a number of glaring omissions in the development of the social sciences in Brazil.
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