Epistemic polyphony of research on the students’ experiences: The Latin-American case

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https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4919

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student experience, Latin America, bibliographic analysis, content analysis, higher education, geopolitics of knowledge

Abstract

In this article, the production of knowledge about what is known in the international literature as ‘the student experience’ is examined. This construct has been researched in the United Kingdom while, in the United States, the “student engagement” has gained traction. Although in Latin America the production of knowledge in higher education has been increasing in the last decade, studies on student experiences are rather scarce, although there are abundant literatures on higher education in general. By means of a bibliometric analysis and a content analysis of articles published between 2000 and 2017 by Latin American authors in two recognized indexes (Web of Science and SciELO), this article examines the production of knowledge about higher education students' experiences from a geopolitics of knowledge perspective. The results show that, in Latin America, there is a diverse production of knowledge about higher education students, and given this plurality, the concept of “epistemic polyphony” is proposed. On the one hand, there is an epistemic predominance of Anglo-Saxon influences but, on the other hand, it also presents specific features related to higher education systems in the region. The article ends with a reflection on the ways in which knowledge is produced in the Latin American region and how such production has an impact on policies.

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Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela, Universidad de Tarapacá, Núcleo Milenio EdSup

Profesora Titular, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile. Investigadora asociada Núcleo Milenio EdSup.

Andrés Rojas-Murphy Tagle, Universidad de Chile

Sociólogo. Mg. en Psicología Educacional (c). Tesista FONDECYT Regular 1170374 “Medida de gratuidad en el contexto de la reforma de la educación superior en Chile: discursos heterogéneos y proyecciones a futuro”. Asistente de investigación del Programa Académico de Bachillerato, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación, Universidad de Chile.

ación, Universidad de Chile

Carolina Gómez-González, Universidad de Chile

Psicóloga. Asistente de investigación, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación, Universidad de Chile

Published

2020-06-22

How to Cite

Guzmán-Valenzuela, C., Rojas-Murphy Tagle, A., & Gómez-González, C. (2020). Epistemic polyphony of research on the students’ experiences: The Latin-American case. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28, 96. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4919

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