Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives
<span>By means of the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education (1992), the Mexican Educational System (<span><span>MES</span></span>) entered into a complex reform. Unlike the previous reforms, this one decentralized the system, renewed the curriculum,...
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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
2012-11-01
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| description | <span>By means of the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education (1992), the Mexican Educational System (<span><span>MES</span></span>) entered into a complex reform. Unlike the previous reforms, this one decentralized the system, renewed the curriculum, produced new materials and introduced compensation programs and new methods of financing and evaluation. Junior high school was made obligatory, and the school calendar was amplified. This reform has revealed the <span><span>MES</span></span>’s accumulated deficiencies and fatigue, so that it seems impossible to achieve the goals of quality and equity. This essay presents a critical analysis of some elements that characterize the <span><span>MES</span></span> at the end of the twentieth century. It focuses on the reasons for the decentralization and the educational reform; on the challenges and tensions facing the system, and especially, it approaches the theme of institutional management and delineates a proposal for its transformation.</span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32878f2b152944e8a452efb3b03e1e912022-12-21T23:47:17ZengUniversidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaRevista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa1607-40412012-11-014260Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and PerspectivesMargarita Zorrilla Fierro0Instituto Nacional para la Evaluación de la Educación<span>By means of the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education (1992), the Mexican Educational System (<span><span>MES</span></span>) entered into a complex reform. Unlike the previous reforms, this one decentralized the system, renewed the curriculum, produced new materials and introduced compensation programs and new methods of financing and evaluation. Junior high school was made obligatory, and the school calendar was amplified. This reform has revealed the <span><span>MES</span></span>’s accumulated deficiencies and fatigue, so that it seems impossible to achieve the goals of quality and equity. This essay presents a critical analysis of some elements that characterize the <span><span>MES</span></span> at the end of the twentieth century. It focuses on the reasons for the decentralization and the educational reform; on the challenges and tensions facing the system, and especially, it approaches the theme of institutional management and delineates a proposal for its transformation.</span>http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/63Política educativasistemas educativosreforma educativa. |
| spellingShingle | Margarita Zorrilla Fierro Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa Política educativa sistemas educativos reforma educativa. |
| title | Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives |
| title_full | Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives |
| title_short | Ten Years After the National Accord for the Modernization of Basic Education in Mexico: Challenges, Tensions and Perspectives |
| title_sort | ten years after the national accord for the modernization of basic education in mexico challenges tensions and perspectives |
| topic | Política educativa sistemas educativos reforma educativa. |
| url | http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/63 |
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