In the last three decennia, many governments have introduced market mechanisms in
education. They have done so by enhancing parental choice and encouraging school …

Advocates argue that vouchers can make improved educational opportunity available to
disadvantaged students. Critics contend that vouchers increase the risk of stratification …

During the last decade, Chilean society was shaken by sharply critical and powerful student
movements: secondary students led the 2006" Penguin Revolution" and university students …

As school choice is an increasingly common feature of OECD education systems, the
regulation of publicly funded private schools has become a salient concern for researchers …

This article examines the major consequences of the neoliberal education system
implemented in Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and how two important …

En perspectiva comparada, la educación chilena es un caso extremo de sistema escolar
orientado por el mercado; prácticamente todos los instrumentos de política asociados con …

Many countries have emphasized hierarchical control or different exit and voice
mechanisms to increase accountability of educational systems. We build a framework for …

A principios de enero de 2016, un significativo hecho tenía lugar en la Facultad de Derecho
de la Universidad de Chile: luego de 35 años se inscribía el primer estudiante beneficiado …

The present study intends to measure the effect of the parental involvement style perceived
by fourth-grade students on their Language and Mathematics performance. It uses data …

This chapter describes critical and powerful student movements to illustrate how students
can be relevant political actors in education debates. It analyzes discrimination issue, linking …