Gender-Differentiated Education in Colombia (19th Century): Discourses and Policies

Discursos y políticas

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https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20260006

Abstract

This article examines how nineteenth-century Colombian educational policies produced a sex-differentiated model of education. It analyzes four mechanisms: administrative provisions, teacher regulation, admission criteria, and content distribution. It demonstrates how the school system functioned as a technology of government that contributed to the reproduction of the gender order in the nation-state building project (1820-1900).

Author Biography

  • Liliana Arias Ortiz (Univalle - Colômbia), University of Valle, Universidad del Valle, Universidad del Valle

    Bachelor's and Master's degrees in History from Universidad del Valle (Colombia), and PhD in Education and Society from the University of Barcelona. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy of Universidad del Valle, where she teaches in the undergraduate programs in Early Childhood Education, Popular Education, and Social Sciences. Member of the Research Group History of Pedagogical Practices. Her research focuses on the history of education and pedagogy, childhood education, and the relationships between body, gender, and education.

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Published

2026-06-26

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): História das infâncias e juventudes na América Latina: experiências, discursos e políticas sociais

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Dossiê | Special Issue | Dossier

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Gender-Differentiated Education in Colombia (19th Century): Discourses and Policies: Discursos y políticas. (2026). TEL Tempo, Espaço E Linguagem, 17(1), 37-67. https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20260006