Rooted in an international political economy theoretical framework, this book provides unique insights into the global forces and local responses that are shaping education systems in Central America and the Latin Caribbean (CALC).
The book covers all Spanish-speaking countries of the CALC region and examines the effects of macro-economic pressures, geopolitical intervention, neo-colonial relationships, global pandemics, transnational gang networks, and the influence of international organizations. Chapters analyse the challenges and opportunities these global forces present to education systems in the region as well as highlighting the local efforts to address, mitigate, and counteract them. In doing so, the book illuminates how education can contribute to either maintaining or challenging inequalities and exclusion in the face of pressures from the global to local levels.
Part 1: Introduction, Context and Framework 1. Education and development in Central America and the Latin Caribbean: An Introduction to Global Forces and Local Responses - Brent Edwards Jr., Mauro C. Moschetti, Pauline Martin and Ricardo Morales-Ulloa 2. The International Political Economy of Education Reform in Central America and the Latin Caribbean: Historical Dynamics and a Framework for Analysis - D. Brent Edwards Jr Part 2: Central America 3. Comparative Analysis of the Political Economy of Education Reform in Central America during the 1990s-2000s: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua - D. Brent Edwards Jr. 4. Actors, Discourses, and Agendas in Honduran Educational Reforms During 1990–2010: A Historical Account - Ricardo Morales-Ulloa and Mauro C. Moschetti 5. Locally-Driven Innovation Through Teacher Peer-Mentoring in the Time of COVID: A Professional Learning Community in Rural El Salvador – Kristin Rosekrans, Celia Morán and Carolina Bodewig 6. Learning Convivencia at School: Lessons from El Salvador in Peaceful School Coexistence Policy Implementation – Pauline Martin 7. Schools Becoming Gang Turf: Teaching Gang-Related Youth in El Salvador – Wim Savenije 8. Bridging the Curricular Divide: Open Education Resources and the Digitization of Guatemala’s National Basic Curriculum – Matthew Aruch, Felix Alvarado, Rachel Dyl, Michael Lisman, Shue-Kei Joanna Mok and Katherine Summers 9. Tecno-Aprender in Costa Rica – Vanessa Pietras 10. Ed Tech and Equity in Panama: Mobile Technology for Leveling the Learning Field – Nanette Archer Svenson and Mariana Leon 11. Education as an Antidote to Underdevelopment, and the Epistemecide That It Has Entailed – Tobias Roberts Part 3: The Latin Caribbean 12. The Impact of Opening of the Market Economy on Education and Teachers in Cuba: Since Special Period – Changha Lee 13. The Proliferation of Low-Fee Private Schools in the Dominican Republic and Honduras: Contrasting Trends and Governance Challenges – Alejandro Caravaca, Mauro C. Moschetti, D. B. Edwards Jr. and Xavier Bonal 14. Puerto Rico’s Public Policy on Gender Equity in Education – Loida M. Martínez Ramos 15. Discourses, Agendas, and Trends of Education Reform Policies: The Case of Puerto Rico, 1990–2018 – María Soledad Martínez Miranda Part 4: Conclusions and Future Decisions 16. The Global Forces and Local Responses Shaping Education and Development in Central American and Latin Caribbean: Combined Insights and Remaining Questions - Brent Edwards Jr., Mauro C. Moschetti, Pauline Martin and Ricardo Morales-Ulloa
D. Brent Edwards Jr. is Graduate Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Associate Professor of Theory and Methodology in the Study of Education at the University of Hawaii, US. Mauro C. Moschetti is an Assistant Professor (Serra-Húnter Lecturer) in the Department of Theories of Education and Social Pedagogy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a member of the Globalisation, Education, and Social Policies (GEPS) research group. Pauline Martin was a Professor and Researcher at the Central American University (UCA) in El Salvador for 23 years. She is currently the coordinator for the Education in Risk and Conflict Situations program at the UCA, a research project on the influence of gangs in schools. Ricardo Morales-Ulloa is a Professor, Researcher and Director at the Cooperation and Development Institute at the National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazán in Honduras.
