Jesuit education and social change in El Salvador

274 Pages·1996·6.204 MB·English

by  Charles J. Beirne

JESUIT EDUCATION
AND SOCIAL CHANGE
IN EL SALVADOR
GARLAND STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
VOLUME 5
GARLAND REFERENCE LIBRARY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
VOLUME 1055
GARLAND STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
This series is published in cooperation with the Program in Higher Education, School
of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
PHILIP G. ALTBACH, Series Editor
THE SOCIAL ROLE OF HIGHER REFORM AND CHANGE
EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Comparative Perspectives International Perspectives
edited by Ken Kempner edited by James E. Mauch and
and William Tierney Paula L.W. Sabloff
DIMENSIONS OF THE THE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADAPTING TO CHANGE
International, Intercultural, and The Survival of Small Schools
Multicultural Perspectives by Gary Bonvillian
edited by Rosalind Latiner Raby and Robert Murphy
and Norma Tarrow
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CEN-
THE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE TRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
ADAPTING TO CHANGE The Reform of Higher Education
The Survival of Small Schools edited by A.D. Tillett
by Gary Bonvillian and Barry Lesser
and Robert Murphy
CHINA'S UNIVERSITIES, 1895–1995
JESUIT EDUCATION AND SOCIAL A Century of Cultural Conflict
CHANGE IN EL SALVADOR by Ruth Hayhoe
by Charles J. Beirne
THE FUNDING OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN CRISIS HIGHER EDUCATION
New York in National International Perspectives
Perspective edited by Philip G. Altbach and
edited by William C. Barba D. Bruce Johnstone
JESUIT E D U C A T I ON
AND SOCIAL C H A N GE
IN EL SALVADOR
CHARLES J. BEIRNE, S.J.
ROUTLEDGE RTayoloru &t Flreandcisg Gero up
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beirne, S.J., Charles Joseph.
Jesuit education and social change in El Salvador / Charles J. Beirne, S.J.
p. cm. (Garland reference library of social science; v. 1055.
Garland studies in higher education; v. 5)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8153-2121-X (alk. paper)
1. Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas—History 2. Edu-
cation, Higher—Social aspects—El Salvador. 3. Jesuits—El Salvador. 4.
Social change—El Salvador I. Title. II. Series: Garland reference library
of social science ; v. 1055. III. Series: Garland reference library of social
science. Garland studies in higher education; vol. 5.
LE11.S35B45 1996
378. 7284—dc20 96–4173
CIP
DEDICATION
JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
STATESMAN
FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL AMERICA
FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR
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CONTENTS
ix SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE
xi SERIES EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter I
3 SETTING THE SCENE
Chapter 2
17 THE SALVADORAN CONTEXT
Chapter 3
33 WHAT IS A UNIVERSITY?
Chapter 4
47 ROOTS OF A NEW VISION
Chapter 5
71 THE FOUNDING YEARS: 1965–1969
Chapter 6
91 DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL: 1969–1975
Chapter 7
119 THE MAYORGA YEARS: 1975–1979
Chapter 8
149 THE ELLACURÍA ERA BEGINS: 1979–1981
Chapter 9
169 LIFE INSIDE THE UCA: 1979 –1982
Chapter 10
191 CONSOLIDATION: 1982–1984
Chapter 11
207 CHALLENGES AND ATTACKS: 1985–1989
Chapter 12
227 WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
251 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
255 INDEX
viii CONTENTS
SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE
Higher education is a multifaceted phenomenon in modern society, combin-
ing a variety of institutions and an increasing diversity of students, a range
of purposes and functions, and different orientations. The series combines
research-based monographs, analyses, and discussions of broader issues and
reference books related to all aspects of higher education. It is concerned
with policy as well as practice from a global perspective. The series is dedi-
cated to illuminating the reality of higher and postsecondary education in
contemporary society.
Philip G. Altbach
Boston College
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