Latin American Education : Comparative Perspectives

This work offers a sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective.

The introduction draws from the political sociology of education, theories of the State, history of education, and deconstructionist theories to focus on changes in State formation in the region and its implications for the constitution of the pedagogical subject in public schools.

Throughout the different chapters, the contributors present and analyze the most relevant topics, research agendas and some of the key theoretical and political problems of Latin American education.