Reform policies for the academic regime of compulsory secondary education and new forms of regulation for school trajectories: a study in technical education schools in Córdoba, Argentina

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.19.24297.112

Abstract

This article examines, from a socio-political approach, the enactment of the New Academic Regime (NAR) in technical education schools in Córdoba, Argentina. This policy is presented as a strategy aimed at ensuring compulsory secondary education (CSE). The analysis focuses on the Assisted School Trajectory (AST), understood as a regulatory tool that faces tensions between the objectives of educational inclusion for students at risk of dropout and the historical pedagogical and organizational limitations of secondary education. The methodology is qualitative and includes documentary surveys, online questionnaires, field work in technical schools and in-depth interviews with school inspectors. The results suggest that, although the NAR and the AST aim to promote inclusion, the increasing administrative and organizational demands placed on teachers hinder the effective achievement of the pedagogical objectives set by the policy.

Keywords: Educational policies. High school. Academic regime.

Author Biographies

  • Yanina Débora Maturo, National University of Córdoba

    Doctora en Ciencias de la Educación, con formación Posdoctoral en Políticas Educativas (IDH, CONICET-UNC, Argentina). Profesora de Política Educacional y Legislación Escolar (UNC, Argentina). Co-directora del Grupo de Investigación en Estudios de Políticas Educativas (GiEPED-CIFFyH-UNC, Argentina). Integra el Equipo de Trabajo del NEIES-MERCOSUR (SPU, Argentina).

  • María Cecilia Bocchio, University of the Balearic Islands

    Doctora en Educación, Doctorado en Política y Administración Educativa. (ULisboa, Portugal) con formación Posdoctoral en Políticas Educativas (IDH, CONICET-UNC, Argentina). Profesora Departamento PAPE (UIB, España). Investigadora consolidada del grupo Innovación Educativa y Profesión Docente (UIB, España). Investigadora Correspondiente en el exterior (CONICET, LICH, Argentina). Investigadora del Grupo de Estudios sobre Políticas Educativas (GiEPED-CIFFyH-UNC, Argentina).

Published

2024-12-12

How to Cite

Reform policies for the academic regime of compulsory secondary education and new forms of regulation for school trajectories: a study in technical education schools in Córdoba, Argentina. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 19, p. 1–19, 2024. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.19.24297.112. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/24297. Acesso em: 11 may. 2026.