Educational Policy and deepening of unequality in Chile

Abstract

The educational unequality became greater during Chile's militar dictatorship. Although seventeen years have passed after the return to democracy, the situation hasn't improved. This situation deserves being analyzed, which, in this piece of work is carried out from the "deontological" point of view, giving emphasis to three main aspects: conflict between Wel-farestate ("Estado Docente") versus Freedom of Education ("Libertad de Enseñanza") and educational unequality; the role of the sub-sidiary state, a fracture upon educational as public wealth, and finally the 1980 Constitution and the enforcing of a neoliberal policy upon Chilean education.