Education For All As A Point Of Convergence Of Ideologies: Understanding The Foundations

Abstract

Today as yesterday, the ideology and the concepts related to it arouse mistrust, fear, and even defiance in a general context of socio-political, economic and cultural rivalries in which the market economy has become the almost outstanding. But it is clear that the fear of ideologies does not erase them in everyday life. On the contrary and with a close look the immanence of ideologies in visions, projects and practices constitutes a permanent reality of social life. In the specific case of public education for all (EFA), ideologies constitute the main basis of its foundation, as well as its sustained promotion in the world.

Through a historical and argumentative approach, the article describes the history and sociology of EFA, then its foundations in the different ideologies. The reasons for the surprising, even paradoxical convergence of current ideologies around EFA emerged. Thus, the observation is made that EFA is a point of convergence of ideologies of the world that it embodies in an unsuspected way.