A excelência académica entorpecida
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2022
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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A versão elitista da excelência académica que tem vindo a predominar no sistema educativo é aquela que a define como um desempenho excecional, uma qualidade distintiva de poucos que transcendem a
norma da performance satisfatória, associada à ideia de que os estudantes reconhecidos por mérito escolar e integrados em “Quadros de Excelência” situam-se à margem de descontinuidades escolares,
na lógica de uma excelência para memória futura. A visão romantiza da do ideal performativo tem vindo a produzir efeitos nebulosos nas trajetórias estudantis, exacerbando a pressão naqueles que aspiram
manter-se no patamar da excelência. Este artigo pretende analisar o percurso académico e a transição para o ensino superior dos “melhores alunos” dos cursos científico-humanísticos da escola pública portugue sa. Enquadrado numa pesquisa de doutoramento que envolveu mais de 400 estudantes, este artigo centra-se na análise das classificações no ensino superior de 142 destes alunos e de depoimentos em inqué rito por questionário e entrevista. Os resultados evidenciam os efeitos de uma narrativa unidimensional da excelência, fortemente sustentada em lógicas “resultadistas”, com a excelência conquistada a revelar-se temporária e desfasada dos padrões de excelência exigidos no ensino
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The elitist version of academic excellence that has come to predominate in the educational system is that which defines it as exceptional performance, a distinctive quality of a few that transcends the standard of satisfactory performance, associated with the idea that students recognized for academic merit and integrated in “Frameworks of Excellence” are situated on the margins of academic discontinuities, in the logic of excellence for future memory. The romanticized vision of the ideal performance has been producing nebulous effects on student trajectories, exacerbating the pressure on those who aspire to remain at the heights of excellence. This article seeks to analyse the academic path and the transition to higher education of the “best students” from the scientific humanistic courses of the Portuguese public school. As part of a doctoral research involving more than 400 students, this article centres on the analysis of the higher education rankings of 142 of these students and their testimonies in a survey obtained by questionnaire and interview. The results show the effects of a one-dimensional narrative of excellence, strongly sustained by “results-oriented” logics, achieving an excellence that proved to be temporary and out of step with the standards of excellence required in higher education. Keywords: academic excellence; meritocracy; student pathways
The elitist version of academic excellence that has come to predominate in the educational system is that which defines it as exceptional performance, a distinctive quality of a few that transcends the standard of satisfactory performance, associated with the idea that students recognized for academic merit and integrated in “Frameworks of Excellence” are situated on the margins of academic discontinuities, in the logic of excellence for future memory. The romanticized vision of the ideal performance has been producing nebulous effects on student trajectories, exacerbating the pressure on those who aspire to remain at the heights of excellence. This article seeks to analyse the academic path and the transition to higher education of the “best students” from the scientific humanistic courses of the Portuguese public school. As part of a doctoral research involving more than 400 students, this article centres on the analysis of the higher education rankings of 142 of these students and their testimonies in a survey obtained by questionnaire and interview. The results show the effects of a one-dimensional narrative of excellence, strongly sustained by “results-oriented” logics, achieving an excellence that proved to be temporary and out of step with the standards of excellence required in higher education. Keywords: academic excellence; meritocracy; student pathways
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Revista Lusófona de Educação
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EDUCAÇÃO, RENDIMENTO ESCOLAR, SISTEMAS EDUCATIVOS, ENSINO SUPERIOR, QUALIDADE DA EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCATION, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, HIGHER EDUCATION, EDUCATION QUALITY