Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION:
INTRODUCING THE DEBATE OVER EDUCATIONAL
MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA

CHAPTER I
THE COURSE OF HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
IN LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATION

The Search for Knowledge in Public Administration and Educational Management

Five Conceptual and Analytical Constructions

Conclusion: Toward Constructing New Pathways

CHAPTER II
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND CULTURAL RELEVANCE
IN LATIN AMERICA

Historical Context

Four Constructions of Educational Administration

A Multidimensional Paradigm of Educational Administration

Administration of Multiple Confluences and Contradictions

Conclusion: Implications for the Education of Educators

CHAPTER III
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE:
IMPLICATIONS FOR LATIN AMERICA

Epistemological Background

The Functionalist Tradition of Educational Administration

The Interactionist Tradition of Educational Administration

Conclusion: Critical Thinking and Collective Human Action

CHAPTER IV
DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT AND THE QUALITY
OF EDUCATION: IN PURSUIT OF IDENTITY AND EQUITY

Education and the New International Order

New Challenges in Public Administration and in Educational Management

Democratic Management and Quality Education for All

CONCLUSION:
TOWARD A NEW ETHIC OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
IN EDUCATION AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES