Abstract

CALDAS, Andrea do Rocio. The role of private enterprises in State schools in Latin America countries and the materialness characteristic of the dispute for hegemonic control. J. Pol. Educ-s [online]. 2021, vol.15, e80030.  Epub Dec 01, 2021. ISSN 1981-1969.  https://doi.org/10.5380/jpe.v15i0.80030.

This article aims to identify and analyze the private enterprises' role in the State schools in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Chile, in the most recent context. The research work described here is based on a set of investigations developed by a research group named: Relationship between Public and Private Organizations in the Educational System - GPRPPE/UFRGS and the analysis of some private organizations' documentation found out in their websites and the press. The research results point out that the educational system can be privatized in different ways, such as: contracting out for services or school management, defining the educational curricula, or establishing the policy for schools. Moreover, some private enterprises have influenced the houses of representatives in proposing laws and regulations related to the educational system. In conclusion, it is understandable that the privatization process of Latin American countries is an effort for the hegemony over the conception of society in which the educational system is a part.

Keywords : Public-private partnership; educational management; educational policy.

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