Students and the Political System of the University of Buenos Aires

1966 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Political System ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Student Group ◽  
American University ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

The National University of Buenos Aires, the largest and for many years the most prestigious in Latin America, is today more commonly taken as the archetype of the political Latin American university—and the connotations of “political” are wholly pejorative. This notoriety may be due in part, as Kalman Silvert suggests, to the high visibility of the University, especially to touring North American newsmen. Nevertheless, as its numerous critics allege, there seems to be abundant evidence to link politics to the manifest disarray of the educational process: in the well-publicized brawls among contending student factions and confrontations between demonstrators and the police, student strikes in opposition to procedural reforms desirable on grounds of efficiency, the reputed “terrorization” of heterodox professors, several student homicides in recent years, the distressingly high incidence of abandonos (for it is assumed, erroneously, that many withdrawals from the University are motivated by disgust with its politics); student political behavior as in the abusive reception tendered W. W. Rostow by a student group in Economic Sciences in February 1965, may have international repercussions. Such depressing phenomena have led even temperate and knowledgeable observers to speak of the “failure” of the University, and to call for a thoroughgoing structural overhaul, conducive, among other things, to depoliticization.

scholarly journals The Political Trends of the Youth of University in Palestine and Algeria: A Comparative Field Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Saida Khedrane ◽  
Al-Sayed Abdel-Mottaleb Ghanem
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
The Other ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Social ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The current study aims to measure the level of political trends of University’s youth in Palestine and Algeria. A questionnaire has been used for collecting data about the opinions of a sample of students at Al - Najah National University of Palestine and Kasdi Merbah University of Algeria enrolled in the academic year 2015- 2016. The study has adopted the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) for the purposes of measurement. It has concluded that the nature of the political trends of the university youth at the Palestinian University tends to the negative level more than the positive one due to the conditions of occupation and political instability in the Palestine arena. On the other hand, the nature of the political trends of the university youth in the Algerian university tends to the positive level more than the negative one. This is due to the state of political stability characterized by the political system in Algeria, as well as the political reforms that have positively affected the nature of the political trends of the university youth since President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika took power in Algeria, down to creating a higher council for youth in the new constitutional amendment of 2016.

Skin Color and System Support in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Peter M. Sanchez ◽  
David Doherty ◽  
Kirstie Lynn Dobbs
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Political System ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Skin Pigmentation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Outcomes

Abstract Is darker skin pigmentation associated with less favorable social and political outcomes in Latin America? We leverage data from 18 Latin American countries across multiple survey waves to demonstrate the robust and potent negative relationship between the darkness of skin tone and socio-economic status. Then we examine the relationship between skin color and attitudes toward the political system. In spite of our substantial sample size, we find little support for the expectation that respondents with darker skin are less favorably disposed toward the political system—indeed, on balance, our findings run counter to this expectation. Our findings suggest that the socio-economic “pigmentocracy” that pervades the region does not necessarily translate into pronounced differences in attitudes about the political system. This finding casts some doubt on the expectation that social inequalities are likely to destabilize governments or undermine their legitimacy.

Latin America's Need for Regional Research Centers

1967 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Felipe Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Regional Research ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
American University ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The University ◽  
Powerful Incentive

The degree conferred upon me by the University of America with the concurrence of the 24 universities of the Republic of Colombia is a powerful incentive to the work of the Inter-American Development Bank in the field of higher education and research in Latin America. You will forgive me, then, if I take this occasion to mention the role of the Inter-American Bank as the “Bank of the Latin American University,” a role which has placed it in the vanguard of an impressive process of international cooperation for the modernization and decisive expansion of higher education in the Hemisphere. The $55 million it has loaned to 71 institutions in 17 countries bear eloquent testimony to an abiding preoccupation of the Bank in its brief years of existence.

scholarly journals Apoyo al sistema político y tolerancia política en el período gubernamental 2016 - 2020 a través de la identidad étnica

Sílex ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-50
Author(s):  
Edwin Cohaila
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political System ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Tolerance ◽  
Democratic Regime ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Los Grupos

El Perú ha atravesado, en este período gubernamental que empezó el 2016, diferentes situaciones políticas, la renuncia del presidente Kucyznski, la asunción al mando por parte de su vicepresidente Martín Vizcarra, el cierre del Congreso, la prisión preventiva de muchos actores políticos; sin embargo, se continuó con el régimen democrático, lo que podría suponer que la población mantiene un apoyo al sistema político y una tolerancia política, puesto que todo se encauzó dentro del marco constitucional. Para averiguar esta situación, se analizará la data que provee el Barómetro de las Américas (LAPOP) para los años 2016/2017 y 2018/2019 para el caso peruano, pero haciendo notar si existe alguna diferencia entre ambos periodos según la identidad étnica. El análisis manifiesta que el apoyo al sistema político se ha mantenido sin variación, mientras que la tolerancia política se ha incrementado; no obstante, al interior de la identidad étnica no todos los grupos se han mantenido bajo esa misma línea, ya que se observan diferencias significativas en especial en el grupo étnico quechua y mestizo. Peru has gone through this governmental period that began in 2016 with different political situations, resignation of President Kucyznski, assumption of command by his vice president Martín Vizcarra, closure of Congress, preventive detention of many political actors; however, the democratic regime continued, which could suppose that the population maintains support for the political system and political tolerance, since everything was channeled within the constitutional framework. To find out this situation, the data provided by the Latin American Public Opinion Project for the years 2016/2017 and 2018/2019 will be analyzed for the Peruvian case, but noting if there is any difference between the two periods according to ethnic identity. The analysis shows that support for the political system has remained unchanged, while political tolerance has increased, although within ethnic identity not all groups have remained along the same line, since there are significant differences especially in the quechua and mestizo ethnic group.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Robert Smith
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Michigan State University ◽  
State University ◽  
American University ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

Journal of Education and Training Studies (JETS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether JETS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 1Brenda L. Shook, National University, USACagla Atmaca, Pamukkale University, TurkeyCarole Fern Todhunter, The University of Nottingham, UKCharlotte Alverson, University of Oregon, USAChosang Tendhar, Long Island University (LIU), USAEnisa Mede, Bahcesehir University, TurkeyErica D. Shifflet-Chila, Michigan State University, USAGreg Rickwood, Nipissing University, CanadaHyesoo Yoo, Virginia Tech., USAIoannis Syrmpas, University of Thessaly, GreeceJohn Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, UKLinda J. Rappel, Yorkville University/University of Calgary, CanadaMan-fung Lo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongMassimiliano Barattucci, Ecampus University, ItalyMaurizio Sajeva, Pellervo Economic Research PTT, FinlandMehmet Inan, Marmara University, TurkeyMichail Kalogiannakis, University of Crete, GreeceMin Gui, Wuhan University, ChinaNerina Fernanda Sarthou, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPirkko Siklander, University of Lapland, FinlandRichard H. Martin, Mercer University, USARichard Penny, University of Washington Bothell, USARiyadh Tariq Kadhim Al-Ameedi, Babylon University, IraqRufaidah Kamal Abdulmajeed, Baghdad University, IraqSadia Batool, Preston University Islamabad, PakistanSelloane Pitikoe, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaSenem Seda Şahenk Erkan, Marmara University, TurkeySeyyedeh Mina Hamedi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IranSisi Chen, American University of Health Sciences, USATilanka Chandrasekera, Oklahoma State University, USAYalçın Dilekli, Aksaray University, TurkeyYerlan Seisenbekov, Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KazakhstanYi Lu, American Institute for Research, USAYuChun Chen, Louisiana Tech University, USARobert SmithEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Training StudiesRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://jets.redfame.com

scholarly journals İnformal Eğitim Süresince Öğrencilerin Teknolojiye Dayalı Kazanımlarının Belirlenmesi / Determination of Technology Based Gains of Students During Informal Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 593
Author(s):  
Makbulenur Bekar ◽  
Zeynep Sadıklar ◽  
Bahar Küçük Karakaş ◽  
Alessandro Camiz
Keyword(s):  
Informal Education ◽  
International Workshop ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
American University ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
University Of Florence ◽  
University Of Rome ◽  
The University

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Design studios have a multi-layered and integrative structure that involves different thinking and learning approaches. Outcomes are quite numerous and diverse in terms of the students. Therefore, various seminars, workshops, and many other events are organized by universities for this purpose in the education process. These activities help students to be successful in both the educational process and the business life. In this process, developing and changing technology has entered into education processes and has become a part of education. Thus, over time, the use of technology, as well as traditional methods, has become a necessity in architectural education institutions. Lessons with digital technologies have been added to current course contents. For students, these technologies are used as subsidiary tools in making the presentations. The international research and design seminar and workshop activity was held in Kyrenia on May 6-13, 2018, was organised by the Girne American University (GAU) Department of Interior Architecture and the International Centre for Heritage Studies for the first time. The event was carried out in collaboration with the University of Florence, the Sapienza University of Rome, the Özyeğin University and the Department of Antiquities and Museums (TRNC). The workshop consists of 11 scientific committee members<sup>1</sup>, 7 scientific coordinators<sup>2</sup>, 5 organization committee members<sup>3</sup> and 16 studio trainers<sup>4</sup>, who observed and led the process and studies during 8 days. The workshop trainers consist of 16 faculty member and PhD students totally, 13 of whom are from these universities and 3<sup>5</sup> of whom are from the Karadeniz Technical University. The aim of this study is to measure and evaluate the technological achievements provided to the students through this international workshop activity. The survey technique was used to find out what extent students benefit from the technology while expressing their projects and to question the achievements based on the technology through the workshop activity. The survey was conducted with 36 students who participated in this event. In the direction of the survey results, the most effective factors and variables were determined to put forward the technology achievements on the students. At the end of the study, the achievements of the students from the workshop activity, one of the informal training methods, were examined. SPSS 23.0 program was used for the statistical analyzes, which is based on the data of the survey.</p><p><strong>ÖZ</strong></p><p>Tasarım atölyeleri farklı düşünme ve öğrenme yaklaşımlarını barındıran çok katmanlı ve bütüncül bir yapıya sahiptir. Kazanımları ise öğrenciler açısından oldukça fazla ve çeşitlidir. Bu amaçla eğitim sürecinde, çeşitli seminerler, atölye çalışmaları ve daha benzeri birçok etkinlik üniversitelerce düzenlenmektedir. Bu etkinlikler öğrencilerin, hem eğitim sürecinde hem de iş hayatında başarılı olabilmelerine yardımcı olmaktadır. Bu süreçte gelişen ve değişen teknoloji eğitim süreçlerine de girmiş ve eğitimin bir parçası haline gelmiştir. Böylece mimarlık eğitim kurumlarında zamanla geleneksel yöntemlerin yanında teknoloji kullanımı bir ihtiyaç haline gelmiştir. Mevcut ders içeriklerine dijital teknolojileri içeren dersler eklenmiştir. Bu teknolojiler ise, öğrencilerin sunumlarını gerçekleştirmelerinde, yardımcı araçlar olarak kullanılmaktadır. 6-13 Mayıs 2018 tarihinde Girne’de gerçekleşen ‘Reading and Designing the Kyrenia Castle: Enhancing Heritage in The Historical Landscape’ uluslararası araştırma, tasarım semineri ve atölye etkinliği, Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi (GAU) İç Mimarlık Bölümü ve Uluslararası Kültürel Miras Çalışmaları Merkezi tarafından ilk kez düzenlenmiştir.  Etkinlik, Floransa Üniversitesi, Roma Sapienza Üniversitesi, Özyeğin Üniversitesi ve Eski Eserler ve Müzeler Dairesi (KKTC) işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. 11 bilimsel komite üyesi, 7 bilimsel koordinatör, 5 organizasyon komitesi üyesi ve 16 stüdyo eğitmeni tarafından yapılan atölye çalışması, 8 günlük gözlem, deneyim ve uygulama sürecini kapsamaktadır. Atölye eğitmenleri, söz konusu üniversitelerden 13, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi’nden 3 olmak üzere toplam 16 öğretim elemanı ve doktora öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Yapılan bu çalışmanın amacı, gerçekleştirilen uluslararası etkinliğin öğrencilere sağladığı teknolojiye dayalı kazanımların ölçülmesi ve değerlendirilmesidir. Atölye çalışmaları sürecinde öğrencilerin projelerini ifade etme biçimlerinde teknolojiden ne derece yararlandıkları ve teknolojiye dayalı kazanımlarının sorgulanması için anket (survey) tekniği kullanılmıştır. Anket çalışması etkinliğe katılan 36 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Anket sonuçları doğrultusunda etkinliğin öğrenciler üzerindeki teknoloji kazanımlarını belirlemede en etkili faktörler ve değişkenler ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Çalışmanın son aşamasında, informal eğitim metotlarından biri olan atölye çalışmasından öğrencilerin teknolojiye dayalı kazanımları irdelenmiştir. Araştırmada oluşturulan verilerle gerçekleştirilen istatistiksel analizler için SPSS 23.0 programı kullanılmıştır.</p><div><div><p> </p></div></div>

scholarly journals PERSONAL BOOK COLLECTION OF THE HISTORIAN, ARCHAEOLOGIST, NUMISMAT, PROFESSOR OF THE ODESSA UNIVERSITY P. KARYSHKOVSKYI–IKAR IN THE STOCKS OF THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF THE ODESSA I. I. MECHNIKOV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
T. M. Bykova ◽  
N. M. Kupriyanova
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
National University ◽  
Latin Epigraphy ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The main purpose of the article is a subject-thematic analysis of the personal book collection of an outstanding Odessa historian-antiquarian, specialist in numismatics, Greek and Latin epigraphy of the Northern Black Sea littoral, Byzantine scholar, brilliant lecturer, professor of Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Head of the Department of History of the Ancient World and the Middle Ages Petr Yosypovych Karyshkovskyi-Ikar (1921–1988) held in the stocks of the Scientific Library. The article tells the story of the delivery of the personal book collection to the Scientific Library of Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University in 2019. The collection contains 208 units of periodicals, 10 pictorial units, there are also cartographic atlases (6 units). The main part of the collection (1710 units) consists of books on historical sciences mainly on archeology, numismatics, history of the ancient world and Byzantium. Reference editions (38 units) as well as materials of domestic and international conferences (29 units) make an important part of the collection. Special attention is paid to some rare and valuable publications of the first half of the 20th century, such as the Bulletin of the Odessa Commission of Local Lore at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Chersonese Collection. It can be noted that this collection is of great importance for the research and educational process of the university, as it contains important books on historical and other sciences carefully selected by the owner, as well as foreign scientific literature, which has not been republished and sometimes is not available in Ukrainian libraries. The collection also gives an idea of the range of scientific interests of its owner.

scholarly journals Engaging in the internationalization of education and SDGs: Case study on the global hub of UNAI on sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 307 ◽  
pp. 06001
Author(s):  
Rafis Abazov
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
National University ◽  
Internationalization Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The education sector has been identified as one of the key players in globalization processes and implementation of the UN Agenda 2030. The role of education, including higher education, involves not only raising awareness among young people and educators about the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and global environmental changes, but also in mobilizing them for partnerships towards fulfilment of these goals (as defined in SDG-17) and dealing with the challenges of globalization. The purpose of this article is to analyze the engagement of HEIs in internationalization of education, realization of the UN Agenda 2030 and supporting the implementation of SDGs, using as an example the work of the UNAI at the university level. First, the article provides a short literature review on empirical and theoretical aspects of the internationalization of HEIs, looking at how international institutions impact internationalization, organizational culture and the formulation of educational process and international cooperation activities at HEIs. Second, it analyzes organizational tools for internationalization by looking at the international experience and activities of university networks such as UNAI and the impact of those networks on the internationalization of universities. Third, it presents a case study of the work of an international university network, using the example of UNAI Hub at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, and discusses how the UNAI programs have impacted the perception of internationalization and organizational culture at the university.

Indigenous Political Representation in Latin America

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Rice
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Indigenous Movements

Indigenous peoples have become important social and political actors in contemporary Latin America. The politicization of ethnic identities in the region has divided analysts into those who view it as a threat to democratic stability versus those who welcome it as an opportunity to improve the quality of democracy. Throughout much of Latin America’s history, Indigenous peoples’ demands have been oppressed, ignored, and silenced. Latin American states did not just exclude Indigenous peoples’ interests; they were built in opposition to or even against them. The shift to democracy in the 1980s presented Indigenous groups with a dilemma: to participate in elections and submit themselves to the rules of a largely alien political system that had long served as an instrument of their domination or seek a measure of representation through social movements while putting pressure on the political system from the outside. In a handful of countries, most notably Bolivia and Ecuador, Indigenous movements have successfully overcome this tension by forming their own political parties and contesting elections on their own terms. The emergence of Indigenous peoples’ movements and parties has opened up new spaces for collective action and transformed the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state. Indigenous movements have reinvigorated Latin America’s democracies. The political exclusion of Indigenous peoples, especially in countries with substantial Indigenous populations, has undoubtedly contributed to the weakness of party systems and the lack of accountability, representation, and responsiveness of democracies in the region. In Bolivia, the election of the country’s first Indigenous president, Evo Morales (2006–present) of the Movement toward Socialism (MAS) party, has resulted in new forms of political participation that are, at least in part, inspired by Indigenous traditions. A principal consequence of the broadening of the democratic process is that Indigenous activists are no longer forced to choose between party politics and social movements. Instead, participatory mechanisms allow civil society actors and their organizations to increasingly become a part of the state. New forms of civil society participation such as Indigenous self-rule broaden and deepen democracy by making it more inclusive and government more responsive and representative. Indigenous political representation is democratizing democracy in the region by pushing the limits of representative democracy in some of the most challenging socio-economic and institutional environments.

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