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.

About the Author

D. Brent Edwards Jr. is Graduate Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Professor of Theory and Methodology in the Study of Education at the University of Hawaii.

Mauro C. Moschetti is Assistant Professor (Serra-Hunter Lecturer) in the Department of Theories of Education and Social Pedagogy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Pauline Martin was Professor and Researcher at the Central American University (UCA) for 23 years. She is currently Coordinator for the Education in Risk and Conflict Situations program at the UCA.

Ricardo Morales-Ulloa is Professor, Researcher, and Director at the Cooperation and Development Institute at the National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazan.

Reviews

" This insightful book critically examines the global-local tensions between imperial political economic designs and national education reform in Central America and the Latin Caribbean. It unveils how coloniality shapes the systematic restructuring of education in the region." Jairo I. Funez, Texas Tech University

Book Information
ISBN 9781529231724
Author Vanessa Pietras
Format Paperback
Page Count 380
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press