The Historical Dynamics in Chilean and Finnish Basic Education Politics

Jaakko Kauko, Javier Corvalán, Hannu Simola, Alejandro Carrasco

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Abstract

The chapter outlines the historical development of political dynamics in Chilean and Finnish basic education politics, summing up earlier research on education policy and forming a background narrative for the rest of the book. Both countries independently, have had to react to fairly similar educational and societal reform pressures, at least since the 1970s and 1980s. Whereas Chile has developed one of the most neo-liberal educational systems in the world, Finnish egalitarian comprehensive school stood the test of time. Our empirical task in this chapter is to provide a historical analysis of these developments. We analyse how two polarised solutions for managing relations among the main actors in education have been constructed in the larger societal framework through founding of instituions, in the changing discourses, and through political action.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContrasting Dynamics in Education Politics of Extremes
Subtitle of host publicationSchool Choice in Chile and Finland
EditorsPiia Seppänen, Alejandro Carrasco, Mira Kalalahti, Risto Rinne, Hannu Simola
Place of PublicationNetherlands
PublisherSense Publishers
Pages29-52
Number of pages24
ISBN (Print)978-94-6300-260-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NameComparative and International Education: A Diversity of Voices
PublisherSense publishers

Keywords

  • educational sciences
  • political science

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