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Moya-Santiagos, Paulina; Quiroga-Curín, Javiera – London Review of Education, 2022
Languages are not just sets of words. They are powerful tools essential to carry history, traditions, culture and wisdom. In Latin America, Mapudungun, the native language of Mapuche people -- the largest ethnic group in Chile -- can be threatened. A substantial linguistic shift has characterised the panorama of native languages of the current…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Languages, Native Language, American Indian Education
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Escudero, Jaime Caiceo – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: This article discusses the influence and legacy of three Chilean educators in the country's schooling system during the first half of the 20th century. Focus of Study: Based on the changes that Darío Salas, Irma Salas, and Amanda Labarca promoted in the Latin American country, it explores how the ideas of their teacher John…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Change
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Salinas, Danisa – World Journal of Education, 2017
The research aims at exploring how macro and micro contextual factors have influenced on the construction of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' identity in education reform contexts in Chile based on sociocultural theories. Grounded theory was used in the methodological design to analyse and categorize data utilizing the ATLAS.ti…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Cox, Cristián; Meckes, Lorena – Research Papers in Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, Chile has participated in all major international large-scale assessment studies (ILSAs) of the IEA and OECD, as well as the regional ones conducted by UNESCO in Latin America, after it had been involved in the very first international Science Study in 1970-1971. This article examines the various ways in which these studies have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Peralta, Maria Victoria – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2003
Describes the history of early childhood education in Chile and recent educational reforms. Offers an overview of the Chilean Early Childhood Education program and discusses the new national curriculum and issues arising from its implementation. Describes methods taken to help implement the new curriculum nationwide and to assist teachers in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries