The value of an intercâmbio: brazilian student mobility, bilateralism & international education

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  • Eric Spears Mercer University

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https://doi.org/10.14244/198271991026

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14244/198271991026

Brazil’s emergence in the global economy as a member of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) states has prompted the federal government to establish the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program (Science Without Borders) in order to advance the country’s social capital and infrastructure in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related disciplines and industries.  Public and private investment in the Scientific Mobility Program has transformed the way in which Brazilian government, universities, and citizenry places value the intercâmbio (student exchange) experience in the United States.  STEM-related disciplines are now disproportionately funded versus social sciences, humanities, and fine arts fields.  This development has altered the way in which student mobility in the United States is given worth and changed the trajectory of international education in Brazil.   This research provides a conceptual analysis of the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program by using a critical political economy perspective.  The essay conceptualizes the Science Without Borders initiative at global, national, and local levels.  This research also explores what implications the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Educational Partnership may have on future policy, practice, and ultimately, funding of Brazilian student mobility.

Keywords: Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program, BRIC, Capitalism and Value

See also the English original of this article published in this issue.

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Author Biography

Eric Spears, Mercer University

Dr. Eric Spears é diretor do BRIM – Brazil Institute at Mercer University – e um dos co-diretores do projeto de pesquisa internacional intitulado Grupo de Estudos Sobre Economia Política da Educação, Estética e Formação Humana da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Professor assistente de Geografia na Mercer’s College of Liberal Arts, é especialista em assuntos brasileiros que tem como foco de estudo a economia política da sustentabilidade urbana (favelas), a ecologia política e a educação internacional. E-mail: spears_ek@mercer.edu

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2014-05-01

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SPEARS, Eric. The value of an intercâmbio: brazilian student mobility, bilateralism & international education. Electronic Journal of Education, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 151–163, 2014. DOI: 10.14244/198271991026. Disponível em: https://reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/1026. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014)

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