ABSTRACT
This book synthesizes and analyzes the complex map of educational reforms in Latin America in the first two decades of the 21st century. The book offers insights into the agendas, processes and political economy of educational reforms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
Written by renowned contributors from each country, chapters present systematic, critical and reflective accounts of an intense period of education reforms. The book fills a gap in educational research and provides a systematic study that compares the cases analyzed. The first broad, comparative collection of its kind, the book is well-suited to courses in international and comparative education policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|19 pages
From “Spray and Pray” to “Reform without Spray”
The Two Stages of Education Policy in Argentina
chapter 3|17 pages
From Structural Reforms to Controversial Changes
The Education Policy Landscape in Brazil
chapter 4|21 pages
Educational Policies in Chile
Between the State, the Market and Accountability based on Academic Achievement Tests
chapter 5|13 pages
From Political Intentions to Structural Interventions
A Review of Two Decades of Education Policy Reforms in Colombia
chapter 6|21 pages
The Educational Policy Agenda in Mexico (2000–2020)
A Time of Continuities and Political Shocks
