Latin American Scholars of Comparative Education

Examining the Work and Influence of Notable 19th and 20th Century Comparativists
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-26596-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

Reihe: Oxford Studies in Comparative Education

Providing one of the first accounts in English of the work of the founding scholars of comparative education in Latin America from the 19th and 20th centuries, this book presents a detailed analysis of their influence on the field and highlights the pivotal role played by each scholar in the development of comparative education in the Global South.

The book chiefly comprises biographical contributions about the achievements of significant Latin American scholars both in terms of critical historical-epistemological traditions and educational reforms that impacted the development of Latin American societies and education systems. Across 13 chapters, the book discusses travellers who contributed to the post-independence period of nation-building; progressive reformers inspired by the work of John Dewey; and finally, scholars who played a key role in the institutionalisation of the field of comparative education in the region. Novel in its focus, even considering publications in Spanish and Portuguese, the book ultimately appeals to the current interest in understanding comparative education and its history as a worldwide project.

Exploring the history of comparative education beyond the confines of established Anglo-European accounts, this volume will be of great interest to researchers and scholars in comparative and international education, history of education and Latin American studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beech, Jason

Alarcón López, Cristina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 – The development of comparative education in Latin America: biographies, histories, and transnational forces

Part 1: Travellers and reformers

2 - Simón Rodríguez, Venezuela: 1771–1854

3 - Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentina: 1811–1888

4 - José Pedro Varela, Uruguay: 1845–1979

5 - Valentín Letelier, Chile: 1852–1919

Part 2: Progressive scholars and reformers who compare

6 - Amanda Labarca Huberston, Chile: 1887–1975

7 - Lourenço Filho, Brasíl: 1897–1970

8 - Francisco Larroyo, México: 1912–1981

9 - Anísio Teixeira, Brazil: 1900–1971

Part 3: Expert Comparativists connected to International Organisations

10 - Gregorio Weinberg, Argentina: 1919–2006

11 - Ángel Diego Márquez, Argentina: 1923–2001

12 - Cecilia Braslavsky, Argentina: 1952–2005

13 - Juan Carlos Tedesco, Argentina: 1944–2017

Über Autor(innen)

Jason Beech is an associate professor in Global Policies in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne and a visiting professor at Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, where he holds a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair in Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship.

Cristina Alarcón López is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Department of Education, University of Vienna, Austria.