Role of Guardians and Participation Policy of the Ministry of Education 2002-2016. The case of two educational establishments in a commune of the Los Ríos Region

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Rodrigo Lagos Gómez, Mg.
Marta Silva Fernández, Ph.D.

Abstract

This article presents the results of a qualitative research that sought to account for the participation processes of parents and guardians in two schools with high school vulnerability in a commune in the Los Ríos Region, Chile, in the context of educational communities. It was sought to establish the forms of participation, the sense of belonging, differences between both establishments and the management principles given by the ministerial policy. Through the analysis of interviews with principals, teachers, guardians and students, it was evidenced that the forms of participation of the parents and guardians are ascribed to a traditional utilitarian role where, even though they feel part of an educational community, participating means being informed and collaborating, understanding that the forms of participation reflect a subordinate position, circumscribed to a peripheral role.

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Lagos Gómez, R., & Silva Fernández, M. (2021). Role of Guardians and Participation Policy of the Ministry of Education 2002-2016. The case of two educational establishments in a commune of the Los Ríos Region. Estudios Pedagógicos, 47(3), 359–378. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-07052021000300359
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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Lagos Gómez, Mg., Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

Magister en Educación, doctorante en la Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

Marta Silva Fernández, Ph.D., Universidad de California Santa Barbara, EE. UU.; Universidad Austral de Chile.

PH.D. Universidad de California Santa Barbara, EE. UU.

Docente de la Universidad Austral de Chile.