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Higher Education for Mid-Level Technology: A Comparative Analysis of Brazil and the United States

Because technology and innovation determine the nature of work, so too must a nation's educational system adapt to changes. This article asks how different countries deal with the preparation of individuals for the middle levels of work and technology and considers how education is being offered to the lower-middle and working classes. Specifically, the unique and idiosyncratic solutions developed by the United States and Brazil to the specific educational problems of the middle, lower-middle, and working classes provide the basis for this article. The discussion focuses on the American community college and Brazil's Servigo Nacional de Aprendizagem Indfistrial, or National Industrial Apprenticeship Service (SENAI), institutions that share many of the same characteristics and functions in their respective societies. While very different from one another, both of these institutions (i) cater to the lower-middle and working classes, (ii) have a major role in the transfer of technology to the younger generation, (iii) seek to provide a good fit between school and the job market for students, and (iv) propose similar dilemmas for social mobility for their students.