no había oposiciones directas a cátedras - What is the English translation? English translators help English translators with the translation of no había oposiciones directas a cátedras

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180 months ago

JENN64 asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	no había oposiciones directas a cátedras
Context:	(en aquella época no había oposiciones directas a cátedras)
Keywords:	my idea any other....(in those times there were no direct oppositions to a chair)

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180 months ago

wrote:

(in those days) there was no direct route to a chair through examinations and interviews

My comment:

the 'oposiciones' system of examinations and interviews, through which all public-sector positions are gained, did not extend in earlier times to University chairs (which were presumably obtained through peer-reviewed research publications and years of tenure?)

My references:

Collins Spanish dictionary

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180 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

... in that era, there were no selective entrance exams for the direct position of professor...

My comment:

The term "oposiciones" refers to a selective procedure, consisting of one or more exams, where the aspiring applicants demonstrate their respective competency/ies (to, say, a certain job post), and which is/are then judged by a tribunal. This is still common practice in Spain, today.

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180 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

There was no direct administrative contest exams for university chairs

My comment:

Probably not a good translation, but the meaning of oposición, in this case is the one of a selection process by the administration to fulfill their needs of personal. Generally a contest examination.

My references:

read this : http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oposici%C3%B3n_(examen)

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180 months ago

CALENA TRANSLATIONS wrote:

That is right! An "opposition" in this case means a contest examination in order to obtain a teaching post in public colleges and universities.

180 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

in those times there was no direct objections from anyone to creating (or filling) chair positions

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180 months ago