SPECIAL ISSUE - Policies for the Management of Compulsory Public Education in Ibero America - The Cicada Announces the Fire of the Brazilian Public School

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The analysis examines privatization guidelines operating globally and locally and their implementation in Brazil’s public basic education. Using bibliographic and documentary research based on public-domain sources, it identifies a dual process of endo- and exoprivatization driven by the entry of large business groups and by reforms that operationalize a privatization agenda. The text argues that private and commercial logic reshapes the social role of the school and contributes to the erosion of public education as a social right.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Introduction

Privatization guidelines and globalization

State restructuring and public-private partnerships

Research approach

Title reference and conceptual framing

SPECIAL ISSUE Policies for the Management of Compulsory Public Education in Ibero America education policy analysis archives A peer-reviewed, independent, open access, multilingual journal Arizona State University | Volume 28 Number 35 | March 16, 2020 | ISSN 1068-2341 | | --- | --- | --- | The Cicada Announces the Fire of the Brazilian Public School: Analysis of the Era of Privatizing Guidelines Alisson Slider do Nascimento de Paula Centro Universitário Inta Brazil Frederico Jorge Ferreira Costa Universidade Estadual do Ceará Brazil & Kátia Regina Rodrigues Lima Universidade Regional do Cariri Brazil Citation: De Paula, A. L. N., Costa, F. J. F., & Lima, K. R. R. (2020) . The cicada announces the fire of the Brazilian public school: Analysis of the era of privatizing guidelines. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28(35). [https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4129](https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4129) This article is part of the special issue, Policies for the Management of Compulsory Public Education in Ibero America, guested edited by Ângelo R. de Souza, Sebastián Donoso Diaz and Joaquín Gairin. Abstract: This text seeks to analyze the privatization guidelines both globally and at the local level and their deployment in public basic education in Brazil. For that, a bibliographic and documentary study was used, using only public domain. It is possible to diagnose the double movement of endo and exoprivatization carried out in the educational panorama of Brazil, especially through the insertion of large business groups, as well as thereforms undertaken to put into operation the privatization agenda of public basic education. It is observed that the insertion of the private sector into the spaces of human formation reverberate metamorphoses, including that of the social function of the school institution, since it incorporates a link with the business and financial logic and, consequently, will facilitate a loss of the public sense of education as a social right. Keywords: privatization; public education; guidelines La cigarra anuncia el incendio de la escuela pública brasileña: Análisis de la era delas pautas de privatización Resumen: El presente texto busca analizar las directrices privatizadoras tanto en ámbito global como en el ámbito local y su desdoblamiento en la educación básica pública en Brasil. Para ello, se recurrió a un estudio bibliográfico y documental, utilizando sólo sobre dominio público. Es posible diagnosticar el doble movimiento de endo y exoprivatizaciónefectuado en el panorama educativo de Brasil en especial a través de la inserción de grandes grupos empresariales, así como de las reformas emprendidas para poner en operación la agenda de la privatización de la educación básica pública. Se constata que lainserción del sector privado y mercantil en los espacios de formación humana reverberan metamorfosis, incluso, en la función social de la institución escolar, pues ésta incorpora una vinculación con la lógica empresarial y financiera y, consecuentemente, será engendrado el vaciamiento del sentido público de educación como derecho social. Palabras-clave: privatización; educación pública; pautas A cigarra anuncia o incêndio da escola pública brasileira: Análise da era das diretrizes privatizadores Resumo: O presente texto busca analisar as diretrizes privatizadoras tanto em âmbito global como no âmbito local e seus desdobramentos na educação básica pública no Brasil. Para tanto, recorreu-se a um estudo bibliográfico e documental, utilizando apenas acercade domínio público. É possível diagnosticar o duplo movimento de endo e exoprivatizaçãoefetuado no panorama educativo do Brasil em especial através da inserção de grandes grupos empresariais, bem como das reformas empreendidas para pôr em operação a agenda da privatização da educação básica pública. Constata-se que a inserção do setor privado e mercantil nos espaços de formação humana reverberam metamorfoses, inc

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What does the article analyze regarding privatization?

It analyzes privatizing guidelines at global and local levels and how they are deployed in Brazil’s public basic education.

What research method does the article use?

It uses a bibliographic and documentary study based only on public-domain sources.

How does the article describe the impact of private-sector insertion on education?

It argues that inserting private and commercial logic into human formation spaces leads to transformations in the school’s social function, weakening public education as a social right.

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