Horizontalities, verticalities and captives niches. Mapping the private school subsystem in southern Chile

Abstract

This article proposes a characterization of the private schools in the south of Chile and of the subsystem that they comprise, emphasizing the distinction between-schools. It is based on public documentation, the press, and interviews with 17 school directors, using content analysis. It proposes a historical periodization of the subsystem in the territory, as well as a classification of the establishments around five thematic axes, which are organized by means of the following triad: 1) inside, 2) outside, 3) inside-outside. It concludes by giving an account of the main horizontal and vertical distinctions that occur in the subsystem of private schools in the territory, which are related to price, tradition, the vision of the public system, self-perception, and the links they establish with the environment.