This text explores how the dynamics of globalization and privatization have influenced State policy and impacted education reform in Honduras. Chapters document historical trends and the evolution of Honduras as a post-colonial nation, before looking in detail at recent State interventions in policy at pre-school, elementary, and secondary level. By offering empirical analysis of the Honduran education sector, the changing role and priorities of the State, and the increasing involvement of international organizations, NGOs, and private actors in the provision of education, the text increases understanding of how State theory interacts with broader global dynamics to impact education. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with a focus on international and comparative education, policy analysis, globalization, and international development.
Author(s): D. Brent Edwards Jr., Mauro C. Moschetti, Alejandro Caravaca
Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 217
City: New York
Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Acronyms
Author Biographies
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Intersection of Globalization, Privatization, and the State
Introduction
The Need for State Theory
Studying the Privatization of Education in the Context of Globalization
A CIPE Approach
2 Default Privatization in a Weak State: Manifestations of Privatization in Education Provision
Introduction
Private Education in Historical Perspective
Education Underfunding in Honduras
The State’s Responses to Education Underfunding: Hidden Costs and Accountability in Public Education
Private Education Provision: The Response of Private Actors
Conclusion
3 Contemporary Education Reform Dynamics in Honduras: Privatization Through Policymaking
Introduction
Historical–Regional Dynamics in Education Policymaking
Policymaking in Honduras: 1990s–2000s
Recent Policymaking Dynamics
Conclusion
4 Privatization and the Modern State: Tracing Clientelism and Private Interests in Education
Introduction
Some Essential Education Reform Foundations: 1890–1990
From Development State to Neoliberal Governance
Clientelism in Education
5 The State in Macro-Sociological Scholarship and Global Education Policy Studies: A Critical Appraisal
Introduction
Macro-Sociological Studies
GEP Studies
6 Critical Perspectives on the State: Political Economy, World Systems, and Post-Colonial Insights
Introduction
Political Economy Studies
World Systems and Post-Colonial Studies
7 Connecting State Theories and Extending the Post-Colonial Perspective
Introduction
Macro-Sociological Research and GEP Studies: Relevant Aspects
Contributions From Political Economy Approaches
Extending the Post-Colonial Lens
The Emergence of the Transnational State in Central America
8 Explaining the Post-Colonial State: A Framework and Its Application
Introduction
Post-Colonial States in the Context of Globalization: A Framework for Understanding Education Reform Dynamics
The Advantages of a Post-Colonial Approach to the State
Applying the Post-Colonial Framework: The Case of Honduras
9 Within and Beyond the State: Post-Colonial Perspectives and Decolonial Directions
A Post-Colonial Perspective on the State and Globalization
A Post-Colonial Perspective on Privatization
The Decolonial Critique
The Impossibility of the “Nation”-State
Decolonial Futures
Decolonial Directions for Future Development
Methodological Appendix
Index
