RT Journal Article
T1 A struggle for translation: An actor-network analysis of Chilean school violence and school climate policies
A1 López, Verónica
A1 Sisto, Vicente
A1 Baleriola, Enrique
A1 García, Antonio
A1 Carrasco-Aguilar, Claudia
A1 Núñez, Carmen Gloria
A1 Valdés, René
K1 Violencia en la escuela
K1 Administración y organización escolar
AB In the last six years, Chile has carried out major reforms in school climate policy. However, thesereforms are tied to two different realities that conflict with each other: a formative reality, whichpromotes a school climate of local decision-making and the improvement of school performance;and a punitive reality, which prioritizes improvement in the school climate through accountabilityprotocols and regulations. We used Actor-Network Theory to describe the network of actorsthat underlie these realities. We analyzed key documents and conducted active interviews withactors responsible for the design and implementation of these policies. Results show that theassembled network enacts an accountability reality by means of the Law on Assurance of theQuality of Education, with key devices and s-objects performing the network. However, thisenacted reality is at odds with a logic of school improvement that is still defended by the Ministry ofEducation, an actor that is no longer the main source of translation in the network. These resultsare discussed in light of the so-called “global triumph” of New Public Management through thedissemination of specific instruments that bring together subjects and objects in enacting the realityof accountability.
PB Sage
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41298
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41298
LA eng
NO López, V.; Sisto, V.; Baleriola, E.; García, A.; Carrasco-Aguilar, C.; Núñez, C.G.; Valdés, R. (2019). A struggle for translation: An actor-network analysis of Chilean school violence and school climate policies. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 24(1), 164-187 https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143219880328
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/9123
NO Funding was received from FONDECYT 1191267, FONDECYT 1140960, FONDECYT 1191015, FONDECYT 11190195, and PIA CONICYT 160009
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026