La experiencia subjetiva del proceso de eleccion de establecimiento educacional en apoderados de escuelas municipales de la Region Metropolitana

El sistema educacional chileno se ha construido a partir del modelo school choice. No obstante, existen familias que ven coaccionado el ejercicio de su derecho a libre elección de establecimiento educacional para los hijos por razones económicas. La corriente principal de investigación educacional ha otorgado poca atención a la experiencia subjetiva subyacente al proceso de elección de estos padres. De allí el Análisis Estructural Semántico de 12 entrevistas en profundidad a apoderados de escuelas municipales de la Región Metropolitana. Los resultados muestran una fuerte valoración del sistema educacional particular pagado junto a dolorosos sentimientos de frustración por no poder acceder a éste. Se construye así una experiencia doble vincular con la escuela que se atenúa según sea percibida la calidad profesional y humana del profesor jefe. Palabras clave: libre elección, sistema educacional chileno, experiencia subjetiva parental. The Chilean Education System has been built on the basis of the model known as school choice. However, when it comes to choosing freely the educational institution for their children some parents are just coerced to exercise this right due to budgetary reasons. The main educational research trend has paid little attention to the subjective experience underlying this process of choice. It is precisely that lack of knowledge the reason behind the Semantic Structural Analysis which has been made on twelve in- depth interviews taken to a group of parents from Municipal Schools in the Metropolitan Region. From their answers it can be stated that on the one hand, parents strongly value the private educational system but, on the other hand, they experience painful feelings of frustration when not being able to access it. These feelings give birth to a double experience in regard to the school on the part of parents. Nevertheless, this experience could be lessened depending on the perceptions that they have on both the professional performance and human quality of the teacher. Key words: school choice, chilean educational system, parental subjective experience. O sistema educacional chileno foi construído a partir do modelo school choice. No entanto, há famílias que vêm pressionadas ao exercício de seu direito ao estabelecimento de eleição educacional para os filhos por razões econômicas. A principal corrente de investigação educacional tem dado pouca atenção à experiência subjetiva subjacente ao processo de escolha destes pais. Daí, a