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State Literacy Amp Pop Edu Chil
Austin, Robert (Research Associate, Centro de Estudios Y Capacitacion Tecnico Pedagogica, Santiago, Chile)
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Description for State Literacy Amp Pop Edu Chil
Hardback. This investigation of the dynamic link between the historical process, literacy and pedagogy celebrates popular education's victory in securing the inclusion, and subsequent empowerment, of women and ethnic minorities in Chile. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JNA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
The popular education and adult literacy movements in Chile have historically represented competing paths toward a literate society: one born and nurtured through bitter nineteenth-century labor struggles, the other a compensatory effort by the modern state to limit the political potential of literacy. Robert Austin's book explores the contest between the state and popular education in three paradigmatic Latin American regimes: that of Eduardo Frei Montalva (Christian Democrat, 1964-70), Salvador Allende (Socialist, 1970-73) and Augusto Pinochet (Dictator, 1973-90). Robert Austin's engaging narrative captures the relationship between the Chilean state, formal and non-formal literacy, and popular education, from the ... Read more
The popular education and adult literacy movements in Chile have historically represented competing paths toward a literate society: one born and nurtured through bitter nineteenth-century labor struggles, the other a compensatory effort by the modern state to limit the political potential of literacy. Robert Austin's book explores the contest between the state and popular education in three paradigmatic Latin American regimes: that of Eduardo Frei Montalva (Christian Democrat, 1964-70), Salvador Allende (Socialist, 1970-73) and Augusto Pinochet (Dictator, 1973-90). Robert Austin's engaging narrative captures the relationship between the Chilean state, formal and non-formal literacy, and popular education, from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739102886
SKU
V9780739102886
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About Austin, Robert (Research Associate, Centro de Estudios Y Capacitacion Tecnico Pedagogica, Santiago, Chile)
Robert Austin is Research Associate at the Centro de Estudios y Capacitación Técnico Pedagógica in Santiago, Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in History from La Trobe University.
Reviews for State Literacy Amp Pop Edu Chil
Robert [Austin] has structured what is, probably, the most complete work written on Chile in the field.
Gabriel Salazar, Universidad de Chile Robert Austin has produced a fascinating analysis of the development of education policies in a Third World nation, and how the problem of illiteracy was overcome and why. This remarkable investigative achievement will be of special interest ... Read more
Gabriel Salazar, Universidad de Chile Robert Austin has produced a fascinating analysis of the development of education policies in a Third World nation, and how the problem of illiteracy was overcome and why. This remarkable investigative achievement will be of special interest ... Read more