The magic of the admission test: the production of belief in “gift” among the students of the IFSP

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  • Nicolau Dela Bandera Doutorando - Antropologia Social, Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644417104

Keywords:

Admission test, High school, Social inequalities, IFSP.

Abstract

This paper analyses the subjective and symbolic effects produced among the admitted students by one of the most competitive admission tests in São Paulo: the vestibulinho for accessing to the Escola Técnica Federal. One of the effects of the vestibulinho, defined by Pierre Bourdieu as a rite of institution, refers to the production of a sense of election that confirms the belief in the “gift” and justifies social inequalities. The students selected by the admission test of Federal cultivated a self-image as members of a group of excellence, with a “group charisma” grounded in the academic merit. The research methodology consists of 21 semi-structured interviews with students, chosen from the results of a survey applied with all students of the third year of the school (total of 257).

Author Biography

Nicolau Dela Bandera, Doutorando - Antropologia Social, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutorando - Antropologia Social, Universidade de São Paulo

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Published

2015-09-24

How to Cite

Bandera, N. D. (2015). The magic of the admission test: the production of belief in “gift” among the students of the IFSP. Education, 40(3), 645–656. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644417104

Issue

educação, v. 40, n. 3 set./dez. 2015

Section

Continuous Demand

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