Higher Education In Latin America

Author : Daniel C. Levy
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1986-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226476081

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Higher Education and the State in Latin America by Daniel C. Levy Pdf

Latin America higher education has undergone an astonishing transformation in recent years, highlighted by the private sector's growth from 3 to 34 percent of the region's total enrollment. In this provocative work Daniel Levy examines the sources, characteristics, and consequences of the development and considers the privatization of higher education within the broader context of state-society relationships. Levy shows how specific national circumstances cause variations and identifies three basic private-public patterns: one in which the private and public sectors are relatively similar and those in which one sector or the other is dominant. These patterns are analyzed in depth in case studies of Chile, Mexico, and Brazil. For each sector, Levy investigates origins and growth, and then who pays, who rules, and whose interests are served. In addition to providing a wealth of information, Levy offers incisive analyses of the nature of public and private institutions. Finally, he explores the implications of his findings for concepts such as autonomy, corporatism, and privatization. His multifaceted study is a major contribution to the literature on Latin American studies, comparative politics, and higher education.

Author : María Marta Ferreyra,Ciro Avitabile,Javier Botero à?lvarez,Francisco Haimovich Paz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781464810152

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At a Crossroads by María Marta Ferreyra,Ciro Avitabile,Javier Botero à?lvarez,Francisco Haimovich Paz Pdf

"Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher education supply has become more varied, many of the 'new' students in the system are, on average, less academically ready than are their more advantaged counterparts. Furthermore, only half of higher education students, on average, complete their degree, and labor market returns to higher education vary greatly across institutions and programs. Thus, higher education is at a crossroads today. Given the region's urgency to raise productivity in a low-growth, fiscally constrained environment, going past this crossroads requires the formation of skilled human capital fast and efficiently. 'At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean' contributes to the discussion by studying quality, variety, and equity of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book presents comprehensive evidence on the recent higher education expansion and evolution of higher education labor market returns. Using novel data and state-of-the-art methods, it studies demand and supply drivers of the recent expansion. It investigates the behavior of institutions and students and explores the unintended consequences of large-scale higher education policies. Framing the analysis are the singular characteristics of the higher education market and the market segmentation induced by the variety of students and institutions in the system. At this crossroads, a role emerges for incentives, information, accountability, and choice."

Author : Lewis Tyler,Maria Helenda De Magalhaes Castro,Hernan Courard Bull,Rollin Kent,Daniel C. Levy,Marcela Mollis,Juan Carlos Navarro,Philip G. Altbach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135643935

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Higher Education in Latin American by Lewis Tyler,Maria Helenda De Magalhaes Castro,Hernan Courard Bull,Rollin Kent,Daniel C. Levy,Marcela Mollis,Juan Carlos Navarro,Philip G. Altbach Pdf

The purpose of this series is to bring together the main currents in today's higher education and examine such crucial issues as the changing nature of education in the U.S., the considerable adjustment demanded of institutions, administrators, the faculty; the role of Catholic education; the remarkable growth of higher education in Latin America, contemporary educational concerns in Europe, and more. Among the many specific questions examined in individual articles are: Is it true that women are subtly changing the academic profession? How is power concentrated in academic organizations? How successful are Latin America's private universities? What is the correlation between higher education and employment in Spain? Is minority graduate education in the U.S. producing the desired results?

Author : Simon Schwartzman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030442637

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Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century by Simon Schwartzman Pdf

This book presents an overview of the region with one of the fastest growing higher education sectors in the world. Until the beginning of the 1980s, universities were restricted to the elites in Latin American countries, with less than 5 million students enrolled in its courses. In the last four decades, however, the region went through a boom of higher education institutions and now has more than 25 million students enrolled in more than 3,800 universities – approximately 10% of all students enrolled in higher education courses in the world with four times more higher education institutions than Europe. The boom of Latin American higher education is analyzed in this contributed volume by leading experts from the region. They discuss the causes and consequences of this massive expansion and the challenges they pose for different stakeholders such as governments, private entrepreneurs, teachers, researchers, students, policy makers, educational managers and many other social groups. Topics discussed in the volume include: Massive expansion of tertiary enrollment in Latin America Expansion of private higher education Proliferation of new kinds of institutions, different from the classic university model The challenge of developing quality assurance and accreditation systems Internationalization of academic research and teaching in Latin America The challenge of integrating academic research and technological innovation Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century will be a valuable resource for educational researchers, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists dedicated to the study of the expansion of higher education and its social implications in different parts of the world. The book will also be of interest to policy makers s and both public and private agents interested in understanding the global dynamics of higher education.

Author : Cláudio de Moura Castro,Daniel C. Levy
Publisher : IDB
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 1886938601

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Myth, Reality, and Reform by Cláudio de Moura Castro,Daniel C. Levy Pdf

"Myth, Reality, and Reform bridges these critiques by balancing the importance of the four key functions of higher education: academic leadership, professional development, technological training and development, and general higher education. The book suggests how to consolidate the strengths of higher education systems while fundamentally reforming their weaker features.

Author : ALEJANDRO MANRIQUE. TOLEDO,Alejandro Manrique Toledo Manrique
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1626379572

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Education and the Future of Latin America by ALEJANDRO MANRIQUE. TOLEDO,Alejandro Manrique Toledo Manrique Pdf

Author : Simon Schwartzman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 3030442640

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Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century by Simon Schwartzman Pdf

This book presents an overview of the region with one of the fastest growing higher education sectors in the world. Until the beginning of the 1980s, universities were restricted to the elites in Latin American countries, with less than 5 million students enrolled in its courses. In the last four decades, however, the region went through a boom of higher education institutions and now has more than 25 million students enrolled in more than 3,800 universities - approximately 10% of all students enrolled in higher education courses in the world with four times more higher education institutions than Europe. The boom of Latin American higher education is analyzed in this contributed volume by leading experts from the region. They discuss the causes and consequences of this massive expansion and the challenges they pose for different stakeholders such as governments, private entrepreneurs, teachers, researchers, students, policy makers, educational managers and many other social groups. Topics discussed in the volume include: Massive expansion of tertiary enrollment in Latin America Expansion of private higher education Proliferation of new kinds of institutions, different from the classic university model The challenge of developing quality assurance and accreditation systems Internationalization of academic research and teaching in Latin America The challenge of integrating academic research and technological innovation Higher Education in Latin America and the Challenges of the 21st Century will be a valuable resource for educational researchers, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists dedicated to the study of the expansion of higher education and its social implications in different parts of the world. The book will also be of interest to policy makers s and both public and private agents interested in understanding the global dynamics of higher education. .

Author : Catholic University of America. Institute of Ibero-American Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Education
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173025330928

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Higher Education in Latin America by Catholic University of America. Institute of Ibero-American Studies Pdf

Author : Pablo Latapí,Joint Unesco-IAU Research Programme in Higher Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032611449

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New Trends and New Responsibilities for Universities in Latin America by Pablo Latapí,Joint Unesco-IAU Research Programme in Higher Education Pdf

UNESCO pub. Conference reports on trends and responsibilitys for Latin American universitys - discusses institutional, administrative and educational development trends, approaches to educational reform, admission requirements, relation between professional studies and the labour market, development of post-graduate studies and research, enrolment, etc. References and statistical tables. Conference held in Mexico city 1978 aug 28 to September 1. Conference held in Mexico city 1979 December 4 to 13.

Author : Julio César Tovar-Gálvez
Publisher : Adaya Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789492805041

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Trends and challenges in Higher Education in Latin America by Julio César Tovar-Gálvez Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264209992

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Development Centre Studies E-Learning in Higher Education in Latin America by OECD Pdf

This report analyses the incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education in Latin America, focusing mainly on what is commonly referred to as “e-learning”.

Author : Orlando Albornoz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781349127092

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Education and Society in Latin America by Orlando Albornoz Pdf

Both financial and political factors impede the positive role of education in social and economic development in Latin America. This book argues that the inefficient operation of its education system constitutes one reason why Latin America is increasingly marginal on the world scene.

Author : António Teodoro,Manuela Guilherme
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462095458

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European and Latin American Higher Education Between Mirrors by António Teodoro,Manuela Guilherme Pdf

This book aims to deepen the discussion about the goals envisioned, the roles undertaken and constraints found in higher education institutions both in Europe and Latin America in current times. This book addresses the controversies and challenges regarding globalising ideologies, policies, and practices at place. It questions leading concepts, epistemological axioms and sweeping transnational policies which are shaking core principles, traditional routines and local commitments of European and Latin American higher education institutions. It focuses on the motivations and consequences of transnational networking in academic life, on the impacts of the Bologna process, both its vision and implementation in higher education in Europe and its exportation to Latin America. This book also examines the defi nitions, translations and implications of concepts such as equality and difference, equity and solidarity, governance and citizenship and their signifi cance in organizational, geographical and global contexts of contemporary higher education both in Europe and Latin America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:252873053

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Higher Education in Latin America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kristian Thorn,Maarja Soo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Community and college
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Latin American universities and the third mission : trends, challenges and policy options by Kristian Thorn,Maarja Soo Pdf

Abstract: "Universities in Latin America are increasingly considered instruments of social and economic development and face rising expectations in regard to supplying relevant skills, undertaking applied research, and engaging in commercial activity. The paper discusses trends and challenges within Latin American universities, as well as policy options available for strengthening their contributions to social and economic development. The so-called third mission of universities is often equated with knowledge transfer narrowly defined as licensing and commercialization of research. The paper adopts a broader approach and explores how the new role of universities affects all aspects of academic practice in Latin America, including advanced education and research. It concludes that policymakers and university managers in Latin America face an important challenge of defining a legal framework, sound management procedures, and notably, incentive systems that stimulate outreach and entrepreneurship among students and staff while recognizing and preserving the distinct roles of universities."--World Bank web site.