Beyond the market. Entrepreneurship and teaching in City of Buenos Aires

This paper delineates the key features of educational policies that have propelled entrepreneurship in the City of Buenos Aires while examining how a group of teachers has assimilated and applied knowledge and approaches associated with this subject, considering their personal viewpoints and the challenges that lie ahead. Through a documentary analysis and an empirical study encompassing 31 teachers, the research underscores entrepreneurship as a facet of selfhood that extends beyond its mere entrepreneurial dimension. This investigation underscores teachers' endeavors to infuse purpose into their work, particularly in a context where the teaching profession is losing value both economically and in terms of social recognition. The ability to motivate and connect with their students, coupled with the cultivation of skills, emerge as pivotal elements in their daily practice, wherein they must independently confront tensions, challenges, and uncertainties stemming from collective issues. Concurrently, through self-help techniques, teachers introspectively examine themselves with the aim of altering personal behaviors and dispositions. Consequently, it is imperative to delve deeper into the concrete experiences of teachers to formulate public policies that effectively address the primary challenges they presently encounter.