Why Chilean society should be concerned about equality?

The case of Chilean Educational System

Patricio Espinoza Lucero 8 weeks English Pre-Sessional Course 25th, Agust 2010

A concept of equality Equality of What? Theoretical approaches

OUTLINE

Brief summary of Chilean Educational System Inequalities: The tragedy

Evaluation & Conclusions

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Equality, a type of relationship (Bobbio, 1993)

A CONCEPT OF EQUALITY

Equality between Whom? Equality of What? Social: Equal access to certain valuable human things

Norberto Bobbio, Equality of Rights

EQUALITY OF WHAT?

Amartya Sen, Equal Cappabilities

Equality in Education

Norberto Bobbio

Italian Political Philosopher Contribution Human Rights

Equality of What? Rights

All human are equal in Dignity and Rights

Article 26 Everyone has the right to e education

Amartya Sen British Economist & Philosopher Nobel Prize on Economics, 1998

Equality of What?
Capabilities

Human Capabilities: Set of basic human functions

Examples:

Nutritional requirements To be clothed and sheltered To participate in the social life (Sen, 1999)
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Equality of What? Education

Social opportunities Social integration Higher incomes Quality of life

1980 Dictatorship decentralized education

CHILEAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Public School

Private fee based

Only who has the resources can pay for good education
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Why a tragedy?

INEQUALITIES THE TRAGEDY

Educational System reproduces inequalities in society

Social problems Discrimination

Social stratification
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EVALUATION
The concept of Equality

Rights Capabilities
Importance of Education
Social Integration Opportunities Quality of life

The tragedy Social problems Social strattification

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CONCLUSIONS: SOCIAL COHESION REQUIRES EQUALITY

Assurance Quality Agency

Evaluate &
Support schools

CONCLUSIONS:

URGENT REFORMS ARE NEEDED

Superintendence of Education (Inspectorate) and regulations Will those institution help to solve tragedy?

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CONCLUSIONS: THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

Instituto Nacional, 18

Presidents of the Republic studied there

First public school Free access 8,000 to 10,000 applicants 600 places Only choice to have free

good education
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References
Bobbio, N. 1993 Igualdad y Libertad. Barcelona:

Paidos.
Cohen, G.A. 2008 Rescuing Justice & Equity.

Cambridge, Msch: Harvard University Press.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

Development (OECD). 2010. CHILE: Climbing on Giants Shoulders: Better Schools for All Schools for all chilean children.
Sen, A. 1999. Developent as Freedom. New York:
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Anchoor Books.

Thank you Any further question please contact me in p.espinoza@ucl.ac.uk

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