THE DISCOURSE OF QUALITY IN EDUCATION: SCHOOLS ISO 9001/2000?

• Main Authors: Elvira Molina Fernández, José Luis Villena Higueras
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2015-10-01
• Series: Tendencias Pedagógicas
• Subjects: Calidad; educación; mercado; reflexión.
• Online Access: https://revistas.uam.es/tendenciaspedagogicas/article/view/1935

In the last few years, on our road towards the dreamed school, we have been repeatedly diverted to a cul-de-sac called quality. No doubt education is an extremely hot topic: in the same way nobody would be against quality health systems or quality nutrition, nobody would stand against quality education. This biased approach has stood behind the fact that the quality discourse has taken deep root in the socio-educative context, its language, its institutions and even legislation. This is a slow process, but a sure one, a market-led process. In this paper, we reflect on the subtle effects of the quality process, we try to counteract its distracting effect, and we have an insight into its origins, background and foundations.