ABSTRACT

This paper aims to recognise the transformations in the concept of quality as formulated by Chilean educational policies between 1985 and 1990, at the beginning of the educational privatisation process. Using a conceptual history approach allowed us to analyse the meanings attributed to the concept of quality in the design and implementation of two evaluation systems: The Educational Quality Assessment System (SECE, Spanish initials) and the Educational Quality Measurement System (SIMCE, Spanish initials). The findings show a transformation in meaning for the concept of quality. It moved from the operationalisation, management, and improvement of school systems to equating quality with the results of educational evaluations. This new definition of quality resulted from decisions by the Chilean State, which simplified its complexity and helped manage the new school system. An implication of this semantic transformation is the understanding of quality as a tool used to rank schools.

摘要

本文旨在认识 1985 年至 1990 年间教育私有化进程开始时智利教育政策制定的质量概念的转变。使用概念历史方法使我们能够分析在两个评估系统的设计和实施中归因于质量概念的含义：教育质量评估系统（SECE，西班牙语缩写）和教育质量测量系统（SIMCE，西班牙语缩写） . 调查结果表明质量概念的含义发生了转变。它从学校系统的运营、管理和改进转向将质量等同于教育评估的结果。这种新的质量定义源于智利政府的决定，这简化了它的复杂性并帮助管理新的学校系统。这种语义转换的含义是将质量理解为用于对学校进行排名的工具。