Open AccessThe "Private School Advantage" in Argentina
Author(s) -
Gustavo E. Fischman
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.727
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v9n31.2001
Subject(s) - curriculum , context (archaeology) , ideology , private school , perception , pedagogy , political science , private sector , private education , sociology , secondary education , public administration , mathematics education , higher education , psychology , geography , politics , archaeology , neuroscience , law
Local actors' perceptions of curricular and management changes in two private schools and one neighboring public secondary school in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, are analyzed. An exploration was conducted of how, within an ideologically and politically pro-reform context and a widespread acceptance of the "private school advantage," principals, teachers, and students in these schools evaluated the changes (or lack of them) in management, teaching, and curriculum orientations of the secondary education sector.