Education Management: Trends in public education policies implemented in Colombia

• Main Authors: Ysehidi Rocio Velandia –Riaño, Clara Paola Aguilar- Barreto, Gerson Rincón Álvarez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander 2017-07-01
• Series: Revista Perspectivas
• Subjects: public policies; public education policies
• Online Access: http://revistas.ufps.edu.co/ojs/index.php/perspectivas/article/view/1331/1295

This article shows the results of a research that aimed to identify the main trends in education that have been implemented in Colombia during the course of the 20th century. For this purpose, the historical evolution of Colombian public education policies during the period is contextualized and the most important educational reforms in the country are identified in order to place the current public education policies in a more general context. The work was developed through a documentary review. The methodology used was qualitative as it studies reality as it happens and seeks to give meaning and interpret the phenomena according to the meanings they have for the people involved. The study concludes that the public policies of the Colombian state regarding education have responded to the purposes of national integration, of valuing technical training as a way to enhance the capacity of the workforce, as well as the homogenization of ideological values basic.