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Alejandro Javier Carrasco Rozas

Associate Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Educational Measurement; School Effectiveness and School Improvement; Education Policy; School Choice and Educational Inequality; Privatization and Educational Markets

Educación

  •  Education, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. Reino Unido, 2010
  •  Political Science, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2004
  •  Sociology, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2000
  •  Sociology, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2000

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistan Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Education

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2015

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Education

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Executive Director Other

    Center for Research on Educational Policy and Practice

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - At present

  •   Deputy Director Other

    Center for Research on Educational Policy and Practice

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2015

  •   Education Doctoral Programme Director Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

  •   Co-Editor Other

    PEL Journal

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

  •   Education Doctoral Commitee Other

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2012

Formación de Capital Humano


THESIS TUTORING.
Doctoral (Ph.D in Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile]:
• 2016. Galioto Alegra, Carmelo. Mecanismos de accountability del sistema escolar.[Accountability mechanisms in the school system]. IN PROGRESS
• 2016. Hernández Vejar, Macarena. Elecciones de escuela contraintuitivas de la clase media en Chile.[Middle-class' counter-intuitive school choices in Chile] IN PROGRESS
• 2014. Pérez Navarro, Camila. Privatización del sistema escolar chileno. Un análisis desde los sostenedores de establecimientos educativos particulares subvencionados.[Privatization of the Chilean school system. An analysis from the private-subsidized school owners] IN PROGRESS
• 2013. Barco Lillo, Blanca. El proceso de elección de instituciones educacionales en familias con niños menores de 4 años. [Daycare institutions choice in families with children younger than 4 years] IN PROGRESS
• 2011. Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo. La construcción del cuerpo en sistema escolar chileno.[Body construction in the Chilean school system] IN PROGRESS
• 2010. Rovira Quezada, Carolina. La distinción en la miseria de posición. Estudios de casos de desertores y no desertores en una comunicad rural pobre de El Salvador.[The distinction in the misery of position. Case studies of deserters and non-deserters in a poor rural community in El Salvador] IN PROGRESS
• 2009. Santana López, Alejandra. Programas de intervención social centrados en la vinculación familia-escuela en establecimientos municipales. Un estudio sobre perspectivas teórico-metodológicas y procesos de implementación.[Social interventions centered in the family-school engagement in municipal schools] IN PROGRESS

TEACHING.
Graduate (all of them in the Faculty of Education of Pontificia Universidad Católica, unless stated otherwise]:
• 2014-2016. Tesis IV [Thesis IV]
• 2011-2012, 2016. Métodos cualitativos de investigación en educación [Qualitative methods of research in education]
• 2011-2013, 2015-2016. Tesis II [Thesis II]
• 2009-2016. Seminario de Teorías y Fundamentos de la Educación II [Seminary of theories and fundamentals of education II]
• 2013-2014, 2016. Tesis III [Thesis III]
• 2015-2016. Diseños en investigación educacional [Designs in educational research]
• 2011-2013, 2015-2016. Tesis I [Thesis I]
• 2011-2012, 2014, 2016. Antropología filosófica y política educacional [Philosophical Anthropology and Educational Policy]
• 2011-2012, 2015. Proyecto de tesis [Thesis' Project]
• 2015. Sociología de la Política Educativa [Sociology of Educational Policy]. Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology.
• 2014. Proyecto De Magister, Mención Evaluación De Aprendizajes [Masters' Project in Learning Evaluation]
• 2011-2013. Efectividad Y Calidad Escolar [School effectiveness and quality]. Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology.
• 2011. Políticas Educacionales y Sistemas Educativos [Educational Policices and Educational Systems]

Pregrado:
• 2013-2014. Politica Y Organizacion Educativa [Educational Policy and Educational Organization]
• 2011-2012. Sociología de la Educación [Sociology of Education]. Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology.


Difusión y Transferencia


Public tendered research studies:
-Intermediate evaluation of Liceos Bicentenarios (DIPRES)
-Evaluation Study "Marcha Blanca" 2015. (Agencia de Calidad de la Educación).
-Study "Quality of Education 2015-2016". (Agencia de Calidad de la Educación)

Commissions:
2014: Member of SIMCE Commission, called by the Government of Chile to assess the educational evaluation system and suggest policy reccomendations.

Scientific conferences:
2016: British Education Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference - LEEDS, UK
-“The new private educational sector in Chile: entrepreneurialism and competition”

2015: American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference - WASHINGTON, USA

2014: The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), PORTO, PORTUGAL
-"School Improvement In Chile: Improving What And For Whom? A Longitudinal Research Project"
-"School Choice In Chile As A Sociocultural Practice: An Ethnographic Inquiry"

2014: Congreso Interdisciplinario de Investigadores en Educación (CIIE) [Intedisciplinary Congress of Education Researchers]
-Going The Extra Mile: How Far And For What Purposes Are Parents Willing To Travel For Their Prefered Schools?
-"Selección De Estudiantes Y Desigualdad Educacional En Chile: ¿Qué Tan Coactiva Es La Regulación Que La Prohíbe?"
-"Elección De Escuela Y Ventaja Posicional: ¿Evitando O Buscando Mezclarse Con Otros Grupos Sociales En Las Preferencias De Los Padres Chilenos?"

2013: The International Congress For School Effectiveness And Improvement - UK
-"Differencing School Value-Added And School Effects: Revisiting The Methodological Premises To Claim That 'Schools Can Make A Difference' "

seminarios


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Doctoral Grant Presidente de la República

    GOBIERNO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2005

    FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN CHILE, WITH NO EXCLUSION REGARDING SEX, AGE, MARITAL STATUS AND RESIDENCE. IT FUNDS GRADUATE STUDIES AND FORMAL COURSES OF SPECIALIZATION IN ALL RESEARCH AREAS. ANY UNIVERSITY OR CENTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION ABROAD QUALIFIES, ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT WEIGHTS MAY APPLY REGARDING THE ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PRESTIGE OF THE INSTITUTIONS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE.

  •   Cambridge Overseas Trust

    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

    Reino Unido, 2005

    The Cambridge Overseas Trust was founded in 1989 by the University of Cambridge, as a charity to support international students from countries outside the EU and the Commonwealth who wish to study at the University of Cambridge. In August 2013 the Cambridge Overseas Trust was merged with the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust to form the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust.

  •   Charter Studentship

    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

    Reino Unido, 2007

    The College awards four Charter Studentships annually in recognition of the grant of the Royal Charter in 1998. The awards are made to graduates who have been registered to read for the Cambridge Ph.D. Degree. Recipients will be required to be members of St Edmund's College. The Studentships will be awarded in any field of study and there is no age restriction. The value of the Studentships depend on a number of factors but awards are made normally in the region of £1,000 a year. Application forms are available from the Tutorial Office and should be sent to the Senior Tutor, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, CB3 0BN. Awards will be made in the Michaelmas Term.

  •   Chile Project Funding, Center of Latin American Studies

    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

    Reino Unido, 2008

    The Centre of Latin American Studies invites undergraduate and postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff to apply for financial support for projects to be undertaken in Chile. The projects may be in any field within the arts, humanities and social sciences. They may relate to the applicant’s course of study or research, or not, but in all cases the project should have a clear academic component. Preference may be given to undergraduates, and to projects that involve contact or collaboration with Chilean students, researchers, professionals or institutions. The funding committee will assess proposals on the basis of their coherence, their interest, their potential benefit to applicants and others involved in collaboration, and their feasibility. Retrospective applications will not be considered.

  •   Visiting Scholar

    BOSTON COLLEGE

    Estados Unidos, 2014

    The International Students and Scholars Office is a resource for bringing international faculty, researchers, and short-term visitors to Boston College.

  •   Visiting Scholar

    UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

    Bélgica, 2012

    Brief research stay, financed by the Centre of Research In Econometrics


 

Article (15)

Access and equity policies in early childhood education: the case of Chile
The private in the privatisation of schools: the case of Chile
The private in the privatisation of schools=> the case of Chile
Causal explanations in the qualitative researches: School selection in Chile [Ex plicaciones causales en la investigación cualitativa: Elección escolar en Chile]
Causal explanations in the qualitative researches=> School selection in Chile [Ex plicaciones causales en la investigación cualitativa=> Elección escolar en Chile]
Failed regulations and school composition: selective admission practices in Chilean primary schools
Failed regulations and school composition=> selective admission practices in Chilean primary schools
Failed regulations and school composition=> selective admission practices in Chilean primary schools
How local market pressures shape leadership practices: evidence from Chile
Parental preferences in school choice: comparing reputational hierarchies of schools in Chile and Finland
Mecanismos performativos de la institucionalidad educativa en Chile: pasos hacia un nuevo sujeto cultural
Voucher system and school effectiveness: Reassessing school performance difference and parental choice decision-making
Voucher system and school effectiveness: Reassessing school performance difference and parental choice decision-making [Efectividad escolar y sistema de vouchers: Reexaminando diferencias de desempeño público/privado y elección parental]
Investigación en Efectividad y Mejora Escolar: ¿Nueva Agenda?
Mejoramiento Escolar en Contextos de Pobreza: Problematizando Supuestos

BookReview (1)

Políticas basadas en estandarización, accountability, examinación y privatización educacional: experiencia anglófona en retrospectiva

BookSection (12)

El nuevo sistema de admisión escolar: ¿conviene reformarlo?
Nuevo sistema de admisión escolar y elección de escuela: ¿aseguran calidad?
Elegir lo que hay: ¿Cuentan las familias en sus barrios con una oferta de escuelas que responda a sus preferencias?
La dimensión ético-política de la elección de escuela: Dilemas en familias chilenas de élite
Sociologizar la construcción de preferencias: elección escolar como práctica sociocultural
Educational accountability policy schemes in Chile and Finland
Going the extra-mile How far and for what purposes are parents willing to travel for their preferred schools?
Revisitando la Ley de Inclusión
School choice in Chile as a sociocultural practice: an ethnographic inquiry.
Something universal? Contrasting the families’ values/attitudes on market-based reforms and parental choice in two very different societies.
The historical dynamics in Chilean and Finnish basic education politics
‘Hot’ and 'cold' knowledge in parental choice of schools in Chile and Finland.

BookWhole (3)

De la Reforma a la transformación: Capacidades, innovación y regulación de la educación chilena
Mercado Escolar y Oportunidad Educacional: Libertad, Diversidad y Desigualdad
Contrasting Dynamics in Education Politics of Extremes: school choice in Chile and Finland

Monograph (5)

Hacia un Sistema Escolar Más Inclusivo
Proyecto de Ley sobre eliminación del lucro, selección y financiamiento compartido: problemas, vacíos y posibles alternativas
¿Asunto técnico o conceptual?: Elementos para evaluar la metodología oficial de clasificación de escuelas
(Des)Igualdad de oportunidades para elegir escuela: preferencias, libertad de elección y segregación escolar
“Clasificación de escuelas en la nueva institucionalidad educativa: contribución de modelos de valor-agregado para una responsabilización justa

Proyecto (13)

Inclusión Institucional=> Desafíos de las nuevas regulaciones de inclusión en un contexto de privatización.
THE NEW PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN CHILE: ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND COMPETITION
The new private educational sector in Chile=> entrepreneurialism and competition
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND STUDENTS' PROGRESS=> HOW COMPATIBLE THEY ARE?
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND SUDENTS' PROGRESS: HOW COMPATIBLE THEY ARE?
Políticas de admisión, evolución composicional y efectividad escolar de escuelas ante la reciente institucionalidad que prohíbe seleccionar alumnos
Statistics for Public Policy in Education: Analysis of Observational Data and Decision Making
Statistics for Public Policy in Education=> Analysis of Observational Data and Decision Making
Parents and School Choice: Family Strategies, Segregation and School Policies in Chilean and Finnish Basic Schooling
Parents and School Choice=> Family Strategies, Segregation and School Policies in Chilean and Finnish Basic Schooling
SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE ADDED MODELS: FROM QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS TO QUALITATIVE OUTCOMES
Evaluación intermedia del programas Liceos Bicentenarios
SIMCE de lectura como motor de mejora escolar: Un diagnóstico inicial
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Alejandro Carrasco

Associate Professor

Educational Theory and Policy

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Blanca Barco

Investigadora

Independiente

Santiago, Chile

1
Ernesto San Martín

Profesor Titular

Estadística

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MATEMÁTICAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Gabriel Gutierrez

Investigador Adjunto

Facultad de Educación

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile