Analysis of productions on age/year distortion and Public Policies on the learning gap and correction of the school flow

Abstract

This article presents a survey of recent productions that deal with the theme of age/year distortion and public policies on the learning gap and correction of the school flow. The research was carried out following the procedures of the "state of knowledge", as proposed by Marília Morosini (2015). A descriptive bibliometric study was carried out, with a qualitative-quantitative approach, using the databases Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations and SciELO Citation Index (Web of Science). After a detailed analysis of the selected studies, it was possible to assess that the age/year distortion indexes have been decreasing over the years, mainly due to the adoption of public policies aimed at this purpose. However, there is still a long way to go, among them, ensuring effective learning and not simply automatic approval.