The 2011 Chilean student movement against neoliberal educational policies
This paper analyses the 2011 Chilean student movement, the most relevant social mobilisation in Chile since the restoration of democracy in 1990. Based on available material and secondary sources, it describes the main features of this student movement, analyses the key components of
the students' discourse and its relationship with the Chilean market-oriented educational system, and identifies its impact on the field of higher education. The paper argues that this student movement was a process of expressing accumulated grievances against some neoliberal features of Chilean
education. Since this movement is also linked to the emergence of a new generation of higher education students, it identifies relevant characteristics of current students' organisations and protests. Finally, the paper discusses hypotheses for interpreting the recent student movements. This
case is informative not only for those concerned with student participation, but also with the potential downsides of market-oriented educational policies.
Keywords: educational policy; higher education; market-oriented education; new media; student movement
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Center for Advanced Research in Education and Sociology Department, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile 2: Institute of Communication and Image, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile 3: Center for Advanced Research in Education, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Publication date: 16 March 2014
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