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The case of Chilean Educational System
Patricio Espinoza Lucero
8 weeks English Pre-Sessional Course
25th, Agust 2010
Why Chilean society should be
concerned about equality?
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A concept of equality
Equality of What?Theoretical approaches
Brief summary of ChileanEducational System
Inequalities: The tragedy
Evaluation & Conclusions
OUTLINE
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Equality, a type ofrelationship
(Bobbio, 1993)
Equality between
Whom?
Equality of What?
Social:
Equal access tocertain valuablehuman things
A
CONCEPTOFEQUALITY
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Norberto Bobbio,Equality of Rights
Amartya Sen,
Equal Cappabilities
Equality in Education
EQUALITY
OFWHAT?
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Norberto Bobbio
Italian Political Philosopher
Contribution Human Rights
All human are equal inDignity and Rights
Article 26Everyone has the right to
e education
Equality
of What?
Rights
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Amartya Sen
British Economist & Philosopher
Nobel Prize on Economics, 1998
Human Capabilities:
Set of basic human functions
Examples:
Nutritional requirements
To be clothed and sheltered
To participate in the social life
(Sen, 1999)
Equality of
What?
Capabilities
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Equality of What? Education
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Social opportunities
Social integration
Higher incomes
Quality of life
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1980
Dictatorship
decentralizededucation
Public School
Private fee based
Only who has theresources can pay forgood education
CHILEAN
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
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Why a tragedy?
Educational Systemreproducesinequalities in society
Social problems
Discrimination
Social stratification
INEQUALITIES
THE TRAGEDY
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EVALUATION
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The concept of Equality
Rights
Capabilities
Importance of Education Social Integration
Opportunities
Quality of life
The tragedy
Social problems
Social strattification
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CONCLUSIONS: SOCIAL
COHESION REQUIRES EQUALITY
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Assurance QualityAgency
Evaluate &Support schools
Superintendence ofEducation(Inspectorate)
and regulations
Will those institutionhelp to solvetragedy?
CONCLUSIONS:
URGENTREFORMS ARENEEDED
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CONCLUSIONS: THE IMPORTANCE
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
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Instituto Nacional, 18Presidents of the Republicstudied
there
First public school
Free access
8,000 to 10,000 applicants
600 places
Only choice to have freegood education
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References
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Bobbio, N. 1993 Igualdad y Libertad. Barcelona:Paidos.
Cohen, G.A. 2008 Rescuing Justice & Equity.
Cambridge, Msch: Harvard University Press.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD).
2010. CHILE: Climbing on
Giants Shoulders: Better Schools for All Schoolsfor all chilean
children.
Sen, A. 1999. Developent as Freedom. New York:
Anchoor Books.
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