Abstract

PALAMIDESSI, Mariano I.; GOROSTIAGA, Jorge M.  and  SUASNABAR, Claudio. The development of educational research and its links with governmental education in Latin America. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2014, vol.36, n.143, pp.49-66. ISSN 0185-2698.

This article is based on a comparative study of the changing relationships -in particular, from the 1960s to the present- among specialized institutions and specialized practices of knowledge production in the governmental education system in six Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay). After a brief theoretical discussion, the paper is divided into two parts: the first provides a quick historical overview of educational research in Latin America and, in the second part, there is an analysis of the six country cases with regard to two aspects: 1) the growth, differentiation and specialization of practices, agents and institutions of educational research, and 2) the state's capacity to regulate the relationship between knowledge-producing agencies and the organizations, planning practices and government.

Keywords : Educational research; Educational policy; Scientific policy; Universities; Latin America.