RESEARCH ON SCHOOL TRAJECTORIES IN BRAZIL

Abstract

This study aims to present a balance with the main researches carried out in the scope of Sociology of Education in Brazil with the theme of school trajectories. The researches with the school trajectories theme are directly related to the referential theory developed by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. These studies delimit an area of research, within Sociology of Education, that aims to understand the different school and social trajectories and their relation to the school destination of students. In addition, it is a group of empirical studies based on interviews with students (from elementary school until higher education) and relatives from different social strata. Thus, from the group of studies researched it is possible to deprehend that the social origin, the cultural capital of the student's relatives and their relationship with the school are relevant aspects in the schooling trajectory.