Latin American Scholars of Comparative Education

Providing one of the first accounts in English of the work of the founding scholars of comparative education in Latin America from the 19th and 20th centuries, this book analyses their influence on the field and highlights the pivotal role played by each scholar in the development of comparative education in the Global South.

Autorentext

Jason Beech is an associate professor in Global Policies in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne and a visiting professor at Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, where he holds a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair in Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship.

Cristina Alarcón López is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Department of Education, University of Vienna, Austria.

Inhalt

1 - The development of comparative education in Latin America: biographies, histories, and transnational forces

Part 1: Travellers and reformers

2 - Simón Rodríguez, Venezuela: 1771-1854

3 - Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentina: 1811-1888

4 - José Pedro Varela, Uruguay: 1845-1979

5 - Valentín Letelier, Chile: 1852-1919

Part 2: Progressive scholars and reformers who compare

6 - Amanda Labarca Huberston, Chile: 1887-1975

7 - Lourenço Filho, Brasíl: 1897-1970

8 - Francisco Larroyo, México: 1912-1981

9 - Anísio Teixeira, Brazil: 1900-1971

Part 3: Expert Comparativists connected to International Organisations

10 - Gregorio Weinberg, Argentina: 1919-2006

11 - Ángel Diego Márquez, Argentina: 1923-2001

12 - Cecilia Braslavsky, Argentina: 1952-2005

13 - Juan Carlos Tedesco, Argentina: 1944-2017