Valiente, O. , Sepúlveda, L. and Zancajo, A. (2021) Development paradigms in the institutional configuration of vocational education and training in Chile (1964-2005). Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 73(2), pp. 278-294. (doi: 10.1080/13636820.2020.1833076)
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Abstract
Mainstream approaches in comparative education have paid more attention to trends in donors’ priorities than to policy processes in recipient countries, overlooking the agency of national governments in the institutional configuration of vocational education and training (VET) in developing contexts. Drawing on constructivist political economy and historical institutionalist frameworks, the paper analyses the role played by global development paradigms and ideas in the VET policy reforms adopted in Chile during the period between 1964 and 2005. The study shows how the selective adoption of international development ideas in Chile was mediated by the ideological orientation of national government administrations in each historical period. It also shows how the main goals of VET policies evolved as the economy tertiarised and the demand for education grew among lower social classes. Finally, the paper identifies the military dictatorship as a path-shaping moment in the institutional configuration of VET in Chile, as it was able to impose a radical transformation of the system from central planning to decentralised market competition. This profound transformation generated institutional path-dependencies that restricted the capacity of future democratic governments to reverse the market model in VET.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the British Academy [PF2\180006]; Economic and Social Research Council [ES/N019229/1]. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Valiente, Professor Oscar and Zancajo, Dr Adrian |
| Authors: | Valiente, O., Sepúlveda, L., and Zancajo, A. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Vocational Education and Training |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1363-6820 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1747-5090 |
| Published Online: | 15 October 2020 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Vocational Education and Training 73(2): 278-294 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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