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Re-politicization of teacher education in post-pandemic times: A view from the South
Silva Peña, Ilich
Hormazábal Fajardo, Roxana
González García, Gustavo
Rojas Rodríguez, Bessie
Jara Illanes, Enriqueta
North American Business Press
2022
Our role as teacher educators implies questioning more than our actions inside the classroom, especially during a crisis like the one that our country and the world are currently experiencing. In October 2019, Chile awoke with a student revolt that extended nationally. After this, the COVID-19 epidemic also altered Chile's political and socioeconomic landscape. Rethinking the role of teachers in a new scenery is an issue that we address as a team of academics working on teacher education. It’s a two-pronged approach: First, we look back to observe the depoliticization of teachers and society in a neoliberal context; and second, we look forward to the issues we see in this process of post-pandemic change and Chile’s new Constitution. In the end, we connect with other components that we think are critical to re-politicizing teacher education.
Professional development
Chile
Politics
Society
Social movements
Crisis