Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 6(10), pp. 2373 - 2378
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.061036
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The 1960s Modernization Theory Updated: The Role of the Evaluative State in Today's Brazilian Education

Flávia Magalhães Freire ^1,*, Daniela da Costa Britto Pereira Lima ^2
1 Education, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
² Public Policy, Strategy and Development, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil

ABSTRACT

The present paper aims to analyze the trajectory of the Walt Whitman Rostow's modernization theory (1960), the theoretical foundation of the Alliance for Progress, as well as the unfolding of this theory in what Afonso [1] names as the Evaluative State in education. This paper draws upon the works of Afonso [1]; Dale [12]; Gaio [9]; Latham [4]; Loureiro [6]; Neto [11]; Rabe [13]; Ribeiro [7]; Romanelli [8]; Saviani [10] and the official documents of the American government [2]. The literature review and the documental research demonstrate that there is a close tie between the modernization theory's core values and the current international standardized tests, such as the PISA (OECD Program for International Student Assessment), which aim to rank and classify the countries' educational systems according to universal values.

KEYWORDS
Alliance for Progress, Modernization Theory, Educational Development, Evaluative-state

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Flávia Magalhães Freire , Daniela da Costa Britto Pereira Lima , "The 1960s Modernization Theory Updated: The Role of the Evaluative State in Today's Brazilian Education," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 2373 - 2378, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.061036.

(b). APA Format:
Flávia Magalhães Freire , Daniela da Costa Britto Pereira Lima (2018). The 1960s Modernization Theory Updated: The Role of the Evaluative State in Today's Brazilian Education. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 6(10), 2373 - 2378. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.061036.