"...Una Etapa Siempre Dificil": Concepts of Adolescence and Programs of Secondary Education in Mexico.

Autor/in	Levinson, Bradley A.
Titel	"...Una Etapa Siempre Dificil": Concepts of Adolescence and Programs of Secondary Education in Mexico.
Quelle	(1997), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Adolescents; Compulsory Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Foreign Countries; Ideology; Latin American History; Politics of Education; Public Education; Role of Education; Secondary Education; Social Integration; Social Values; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schulpflicht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Ausland; Ideologie; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bildungsauftrag; Sekundarbereich; Soziale Integration; Sozialer Wert; Mexiko
Abstract	An American visiting a Mexican secundaria (equivalent to the U.S. junior high school) noted the strong presence of discourses on "adolescence." This prompted an ideological and historical review of the secundaria since its development in the postrevolutionary ethos of the 1920s-30s. Inspired by a U.S. model of adolescent education in the liberal mold, the development of the secundaria was subject to the ideological swings of postrevolutionary regimes and incorporated contradictory themes. The goal was to accommodate students'"individual differences" and promote social mobility while still subordinating individual interests to the imperatives of national solidarity, equality, and collectivism. Designed early on to integrate the adolescent into community life, by the 1980s the secundaria had become an important step in the path to professional studies for nearly half of all Mexican students. Secundaria enrollment faltered during the economic crisis of the 1980s. In 1993, the change to mandatory secondary education was accompanied by a shift toward individual autonomy and freedom of choice in pursuing career options. Today, the informal economy offers a more viable and immediate source of income to many Mexican youth. Unless the State can commit enough resources to make secondary education a realistic option, the system will continue to experience a crisis of enrollment. Moreover, since Mexicans across social classes think of adulthood in terms of responsibility to a functioning social unit, the increased emphasis on individual options over social commitment may drive a cultural wedge between families and their communities. (Contains 60 references.) (TD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC