Intercultural Perspective and Knowledge for Equity in the Mercosul Countries: Limits and Potentials in Educational Policies.

Canen, Ana; Grant, Nigel

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Publication Date: 1999

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Intercultural Perspective and Knowledge for Equity in the Mercosul Countries: Limits and Potentials in Educational Policies.

Canen, Ana; Grant, Nigel

Comparative Education, v35 n3 p319-30 Nov 1999

Examines views of the role of knowledge in educational policies of countries of the Mercosul (the common market of South America's southern cone) and the influence of two international aid organizations with conflicting views (productivity-oriented goals versus cultural diversity and equity concerns). Discusses Brazilian national curricular guidelines as a case study of this tension. Contains 32 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, National Curriculum, Policy Analysis, Role of Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; South America

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