Abstract

SILVA, Andréa Villela Mafra da. The discursive practices of the world bank: educational policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2016, vol.41, n.3, pp.731-740. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644418036.

In this work, it is used as theoretical and methodological reference the Critical Discourse Analysis formulated by Norman Fairclough to characterize the discursive practices in which the most recent World Bank publication falls. This is the book Great Teachers: How to improve student learning in Latin America and the Caribbean authored by Barbara Bruns, Javier Luque and other employees. This publication addresses the basic education teacher performance in Latin America and the Caribbean, and as a result, search share the teacher training policies being implemented at these sites. The conclusion of the research is that low standards for entry into teaching have produced unimpressive results in education.

Keywords : World Bank; Educational Policies; Teaching Work.

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