“From intellectual to expert” in the Argentinian education field in the 1960s. The case of the Center for Research in Educational Sciences

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  • Jorgelina Mendez Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i3.002

Abstract

This work investigates a particular institution, the Center for Research in Educational Sciences of the Torcuato Di Tella Institute, where the necessary elements were combined to define the profile of an expert in education. Throughout the 1960s the Social Sciences, including Educational Research, had a strong growth and development, which was called modernization. This generated new academic and professional profiles, where the expert stands out. In Argentina this process was generated in a context of political instability and conflicts between governments and universities. Taking the historical context into account, we analyzed the characteristics of the center, the researchers who worked there and the activities carried out during the first period of operation seeking to characterize the “expert” in education.

 

Keywords: Expert. Modernization. Education sciences.

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Author Biography

  • Jorgelina Mendez, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA)
    Licencia en Ciencias de la Educación y Magister en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades con Mención en Historia. Becaria de CONICET. Miembro del Núcleo de Estudios Educacionales y Sociales (NEES) de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA). Profesora del área Historia de la Educación en la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas de la misma universidad.

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2017-07-27

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“From intellectual to expert” in the Argentinian education field in the 1960s. The case of the Center for Research in Educational Sciences. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 708–727, 2017. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.12i3.002. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/10052. Acesso em: 10 jun. 2026.