Teacher Strikes and Private Education in Argentina

This article analyzes teacher strikes in Argentina during 2006-2012. It stands out how teacher strikes prevail over claims from other unions, and are shown to be relevant events for education policy just for some provinces and only for public schools. We found that none of the policy measures implem...

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Autores: Narodowski, Mariano, Moschetti, Mauro Carlos|||0000-0002-0162-6860, Alegre, Silvina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:169362
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/169362
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Argentina
Education policy
Private education
Public education
Teacher strikes
Política educativa
Educación privada
Educación pública
Huelgas docentes
Educação particular
Educação pública
Greve docentes
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Sumario:This article analyzes teacher strikes in Argentina during 2006-2012. It stands out how teacher strikes prevail over claims from other unions, and are shown to be relevant events for education policy just for some provinces and only for public schools. We found that none of the policy measures implemented over the last decade has proven to be effective in reducing conflict. Analyzing a dataset on labour unrest, this study builds an index of teacher labour conflicte to better understand the evolution of teacher strikes over time and under the various provincial governments that integrate the Argentinian federal education system. The article shows no correlation between teacher labour unrest and the growth of private enrolment. However, we note that despite the lack of statistical correlation, teacher strikes should not be ruled out as an explanatory variable of the increase in private education in Argentina.