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The Political Rationality of Resource Allocation in Mexican Public Education.
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McGinn, Noel; Street, Susan – Comparative Education Review, 1982
Analyzes the Mexican case through four hypotheses: decision makers are not rational; decisions are determined by economic rationality; policies reproduce ideology and/or culture; and policies and plans maintain decision makers' power. Concludes Mexican schools are not consciously organized to reproduce the dominant ideology, but they contribute to…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles