Values and Ethics as Education Policy: Media Framing of Ecuador's 2024 Curriculum Reform.
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| Title: | Values and Ethics as Education Policy: Media Framing of Ecuador's 2024 Curriculum Reform. |
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| Authors: | Tusa, Fernanda1 (AUTHOR) ftusa@utmachala.edu.ec, Aguaded, Ignacio2 (AUTHOR), Tejedor, Santiago3 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Education Sciences. Oct2025, Vol. 15 Issue 10, p1328. 24p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Education policy, *Curriculum change, *Civics education, Ethics, Social cohesion, Ecuadorians, Violence prevention, Frames (Social sciences) |
| Geographic Terms: | Ecuador |
| Abstract: | Ecuador is experiencing an unprecedented escalation of violence, organized crime and public insecurity, prompting the Ministry of Education to introduce a curricular reform through Ministerial Agreement MINEDUC-MINEDUC-2024-00060-A. This reform incorporates five new subjects—Civic Education, Ethics and Integrity, Education for Sustainable Development, Socioemotional Education, Financial Education, and Education for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility—into the national curriculum, with the explicit aim of fostering civic responsibility, ethical behavior and social cohesion. This study examines the societal and political context of the reform and analyzes its representation in the Ecuadorian press during 2024 using qualitative content analysis of publicly accessible national news articles, including reports, chronicles, interviews and press releases. The analysis focuses on the framing of the reform's messages, the information provided and the actors featured in the coverage. Findings reveal that media narratives strongly reflect governmental discourse, portraying Civic, Ethic and Integrity Education as a moral vitamin to counteract the erosion of values and as a strategy to reinforce national identity through civic rituals. The study concludes that the reform exemplifies the integration of educational policy with sociopolitical objectives, positioning schools as central actors in long-term efforts to address societal violence and promote ethical citizenship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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