The different studies into school choice within families in Chile have identified practices contrary to what economic theory assumes is ‘school choice’: the option for a better quality school and parental freedom to decide. These practices are characterised by restrictions that families – principally disadvantaged groups – confront at the moment of choosing, in particular,…
Las distintas investigaciones sobre la elección de escuela de las familias en Chile, han identificado prácticas contrarias a lo que asume la teoría económica del ‘school choice’, sobre la opción por una escuela de mejor calidad y libertad de los padres de elegir. Estas prácticas se caracterizan por las restricciones que las familias –principalmente de…
Al terminar mis estudios de pregrado en Sociología, ingresé a trabajar en la Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles (JUNJI), una institución estatal que administra y financia programas de educación inicial. Esta institución forma parte de la “red pública”[1] de la educación inicial y busca focalizar el acceso a familias y niños de sectores desaventajados. Desde…
When I finished my undergraduate studies in Sociology, I started working for the National Board for Early Childhood Education Centres (Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles or JUNJI), a state institution which administers and finances programmes of early childhood education. This institution forms a part of the ‘public network’ [1] of early childhood education and seeks…
I would like to raise the voices of mothers in Early Childhood Education. Many countries have started or continued educational policies for expansion of enrolment to infants, toddlers and pre-schools. Mothers are the key in this enrolment. They search for and choose the education or care for their children and then decide the best age for…
Raising Voices in Education 