Education in Chile

thinking about public education in an neoliberal 'oasis'

Authors

  • Rodrigo Sánchez Edmonson Chile University and Santiago de Chile University
  • Erick Valenzuela Bello Chilean State Univerity

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/2675-3871.2022.v3n7.p70-85

Keywords:

Social movements, Popular Revolt, Social outburst, Education, Neoliberalism, Chile

Abstract

On October 18, 2019, the largest popular revolt in the history of Chile took place. A resounding popular response after more than 40 years of neoliberal policies, that turned Chile into a neoliberal laboratory that began in Chile and spread it to the rest of Latin America, generating structural reforms in the entire system of life. The public education system was fragmented and
atomised, transforming the role of the state from a guarantor of rights to a subsidiary role. Faced with this situation, it has been the social movements, and in particular the student sector, who have been the driving the force behind the
most forceful mobilisations and who have put forward proposals that lead to fundamental transformations in the education system and the system of life in Chile.

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

Education in Chile: thinking about public education in an neoliberal ’oasis’ . (2022). Revista Fim Do Mundo, 3(7), 70-85. https://doi.org/10.36311/2675-3871.2022.v3n7.p70-85