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Publication Date: 2022-Jun-28
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The New Brazilian Conservatism and Education: Mapping Its Lines of Force
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v30 n89 Jun 2022
In the last decade, demands for greater order and the defense of traditional moral values have grown in Brazil within the scope of what authors have been calling the new Brazilian conservatism. Conservative and neoliberal leaders and religious groups stand out, acting on different fronts in politics and social relations, including education. Within this context, the article aims to map the different manifestations, actions and agents of the new Brazilian conservatism in the educational field through theoretical reflection and the construction of a conceptual map. First, we discuss different conservative currents, especially the new conservatism in the USA and its influences in Brazil. Based on Almeida (2017), we outline a conceptual map of the new conservatism in education, highlighting four lines of force: moral, economic, security-related and interactional. These lines are interconnected and are articulated according to the interests of their defenders. On the educational front, they propagate a technical, banking and authoritarian vision of education, emphasizing the role of the family and restricting teachers' work and students' autonomy. We conclude that these multiple lines of force lead to significant setbacks in the construction of plural educational proposals, affecting pedagogical practice, curricula and teacher education.
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Authoritarianism, Economic Factors, National Security, Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy, Family Role, Personal Autonomy, Professional Autonomy, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Catholics, Christianity, Religious Factors
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Language: English
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