Abstract

MARTINIS, Pablo. Disputes over the character of public education in Uruguay: from latent privatization to imposed privatization. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2020, vol.36, e77559.  Epub Dec 02, 2020. ISSN 1984-0411.  https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-4060.77559.

The article addresses, from a perspective linked to the political analysis of discourse, the processes of educational privatization in processes in Uruguay in the last decade. Analysis of documentary materials shows how during the left-center governments of the Frente Amplio (2005 - 2019), conditions were created for a fledgling privatization. It is analyzed that a first step taken by the pro-privatization sectors was to generate in public opinion a strongly critical view of the Uruguayan public education. These sectors, made up of entrepreneurial, political and academic actors, used the "special donations" modality to finance educational projects defined as "privately run public educational projects”. These educational projects were presented as alternatives to public education. Through the analyzed information, it is shown how these initiatives have gained space in Uruguayan citizens. Finally, this initiative is presented as being taken up and deepened by the right-wing government installed on March 1, 2020. The need to continue deepening research on these issues is left open in order to better understand the ongoing processes.

Keywords : Education; Privatization; Management; Discourse; Uruguay.

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