Higher Education in the region: heterogeneities, challenges and transformations
The article gives an updated overview of Latin American Higher Education, focussing on MERCOSUR, and develops the influential processes in the expansion of enrollment. In this sense, the evolution and impact of the 14 years of compulsory school in the region are analyzed; the notable increase in fem...
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Núcleo de Estudios e Investigaciones en Educación Superior del MERCOSUR
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/integracionyconocimiento/article/view/42052 |
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| Sumario: | The article gives an updated overview of Latin American Higher Education, focussing on MERCOSUR, and develops the influential processes in the expansion of enrollment. In this sense, the evolution and impact of the 14 years of compulsory school in the region are analyzed; the notable increase in female participation at all educational levels and the degree of commitment in educational financing of the member countries. Innovative experiences implemented to achieve higher rates of educational coverage in the most disadvataged regions and sectors of the population are carefully analyzed, which allowed the participation in Higher Education of previously underrepresented subjects. Data on the incidence of private education, especially in Argentina, is provided as well. Great advances are mentioned but difficulties for vulnerable sectors to access to quality compulsory Education and even Higher Education. Thanks to the updated data on the coverage and permanence rates in Higher Education in MERCOSUR, the entry of the most disadvantaged sectors of the population is specially analyzed. Hence, a mixed picture is offered in which the particularities of whom today are Higher Education students is take into account. The article concludes with the outstanding challenge and some proposals to reach the mandatory schooling rate, reduce the gap according to the urban-rural origin of the students and the difference between students with lower income and higher income, to increase their representation in Higher Education |
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