Education Reform and Decentralization in Mexico and the Creation of "Educacion Civica" in the State of Jalisco

Autor/inn/en	Contreras, Gloria; Rice, Marion J.
Titel	Education Reform and Decentralization in Mexico and the Creation of "Educacion Civica" in the State of Jalisco
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 100 (2009) 4, S.177-186 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Social Life; Textbooks; Democracy; Educational Change; Administrative Organization; Foreign Countries; Educational Administration; Teaching Guides; Workbooks; Sequential Approach; Curriculum Development; Civics; Content Analysis; Elementary Schools; Socioeconomic Background; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziales Leben; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Demokratie; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Lehrerhandbuch; Arbeitsbuch; Schrittfolge; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Inhaltsanalyse; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sozioökonomische Lage; Mexiko
Abstract	In this article, the authors investigate Mexican education reform and decentralization and how the state of Jalisco focused in the early twenty-first century on developing a sequential curriculum for teaching civics in grades 1-6. The authors use the term "educacion civica" because in Mexico the curriculum emphasizes the acquisition of values and attitudes that facilitate a harmonious social life and congenial living in a democracy. The three-part study described in this article involved (1) a document analysis of education reform plans and programs since 1989; (2) a textbook analysis of Jalisco textbooks, workbooks, and teacher guides to determine the definition and scope of the six-grade curriculum; and (3) classroom observations of the "civica" lessons in two elementary schools of different socio-economic levels. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10