Rodriguez E.S.S. Preschool Education in Mexico: Advantages and Failures
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Rodriguez E.S.S. Preschool Education in Mexico: Advantages and Failures // Preschool Education Today. 2012, Issue 1 -
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Abstract
This study provides an analysis of public education in Mexico, which is implemented in terms of historical-cultural psychology. It examines the origins of early childhood education since the late XIX century to the present day. Also the changing structure of preschool education over time is examined; the legal aspects of compulsory education are considered. In particular, the problem of compulsory education of Mexican children from the age of three years is discussed. The author shows that compulsory preschool education is understood as the assimilation of the mandatory training program that aims to shape a clear structure of the educational process, which, in turn, contributes to the development of education in general, keeping all its aspects. However, the introduction of compulsory preschool education has met along the way different problems such as lack of infrastructure and shortage of qualified teachers.