scholarly journals Equity in technological higher education. A look from the Subsystem of Technological Universities in Mexico

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sandra P. Méndez ◽  
Laura Aguilar ◽  
Martha G. García ◽  
José P. García
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Educational Equity ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Equity In Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technological Universities ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
Technological University

This work is part of the results of an investigation that is being carried out at the Technological University of Tula-Tepeji with the objective of analyzing the public policy of creation of the Technological Universities Subsystem (SUT) that the Mexican federal government implemented in response to educational equity. The work corresponds to an investigation with an exploratory and analytical approach that began with the study of theories related to equity in education and the educational policies implemented by the federal government in terms of equity to land with a quantitative study of the SUT. An attempt is made to answer the question: In what way has the SUT contributed to reducing situations of educational inequity in groups of young students from the less favored social strata? to assess scope, for now, only with respect to educational inclusion. However, educational equity is a more comprehensive concept that encompasses other dimensions of analysis and not only effective access to higher education, which is why it is proposed in the end to carry out other complementary studies to make a more objective balance. of the results achieved by the SUT.

scholarly journals No Fees to Enroll Them All?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (Spring) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Santiago Castiello-Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
College Access ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education In Mexico

Although it has one of the less expensive costs of attendance, universal access to higher education in México is still far away from becoming a reality. The federal government along with the public and private educational institutions have implemented different approaches to increase access but the gap among higher and lower strata of the population represented in HEIs seems to be widening. Recently, the federal government proposed to change the Constitution to include higher education as a right and therefore, compulsory. This essay intends to show a brief picture of the state of college access in Mexico as well as the implications of moving to a compulsory system. It ends with a series of recommendations for stakeholders to get involved in addressing the manifold issues pertaining to the state of college access and success in México.

The Need for Separating University Management and Administration from Service Delivery

2016 ◽  
pp. 365-382
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
University Education ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
University Management ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Best Value ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
Energy Companies

This chapter looks at how suitable the current equality policies of Wales's universities are to compete in the current economic climate and the changes needed to deliver best value to people with disabilities and all other taxpayers. The chapter makes the finding that universities are too bloated, by carrying out functions, which in Wales could be better handled by the public sector that is under direct control of the Welsh Government's education minister. This would involve learning from how the telecoms and energy companies work UK wide, so that HEFCfW becomes an infrastructure provider, Estyn would become responsible for ensuring the equality of access to higher education and ensuring the standards of university education. Universities would thus consist mainly of teaching and research staff, optimising how they use the infrastructure to attract the most students to their degrees, which are homogenised. The chapter makes clear, however, that whilst this policy would likely work in Wales, it would be unlikely to in England, perhaps allowing “clear red water” between governments.

The Public Field in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Magda L Lucio ◽  
Lindijane SB Almeida ◽  
Raquel MC Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
State Level ◽  
Field Education ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Intellectual Diversity ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
Epistemological Understanding

Contemporary public management in Brazil is undergoing a great deal of transformation. From the year 2008 the Brazilian Federal government has been investing in policies and planned actions that aim to expand access to Higher Education. This paradigm shift was possible through the understanding that the agenda of public problems required trained professionals with appropriate skills, able to propose plans, programs and elaborate projects, fostering the evolution and consolidation of Brazilian democracy. The changes in contemporary Brazilian public management have permitted the debate amongst researchers in the Higher Education sphere, evolving to what is conventionally known as the Public Field. This field integrates views that deal with contemporary processes that aim to change public management either at the state or non-state level, in its various dimensions, seeking to innovate teaching and research in the area of public policy. This article aims to reflect on the specific academic issues related to Public Field Education in Brazil. It also aims to promote an epistemological understanding related to the intellectual diversity present in this area. It considers the assumption that a multidisciplinary approach, characteristic of field courses, generates new experiences and knowledge, making a difference in the formation toward a critical view of reality in which the students are part. In order to conduct the research, a comparative analysis of experiences developed in recent years was proposed. It is seen that the curricula must converge, aiming to educate the manager who understands this phenomenon and the needs of contemporary society, who is able to recognize and work with the rights of citizens, as well as be present in the relations between state and society, with responsibilities of integrating public policy programs, optimizing the use of public resources, being able to redesign programs and projects in order to monitor and evaluate public policies.

scholarly journals As políticas públicas para acesso ao ensino superior privado e seus reflexos na qualidade da educação brasileira

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Sabrina Olimpio Caldas de Castro ◽  
Fernanda Maria de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Positive Potential ◽  
Models With Panel Data

As statistics relating the policies of expanding access to higher education with the quality of education focus mainly on the impacts of affirmative actions on the quality of education offered by public HEIs. To extend this analysis to Prouni and Fies, this article aims to evaluate the effects of different grants and funding to the federal government through Prouni and Fies, on the Enade Concept, considering the years 2009, 2012 and 2015. For this, multilevel regression models with panel data were estimated. The results allow us to identify what Prouni Integral positively influences the quality of education, while receiving funding through Fies only has no applied effects. These results contribute to the debate related to the positive and negative aspects of these policies, altering the positive potential Prouni and the need for revisions, under different aspects, of the Fies. 

scholarly journals Educação a Distância (EaD): Processos de Mediação e Uso das Tecnologias em uma Abordagem Transdisciplinar

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Da Costa Britto Pereira Lima ◽  
Lívia Soares de Lima Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Education In Brazil

A utilização da EaD como forma de democratizar o ensino superior no Brasil tem sido discutida por pesquisadores afetos aos mais diversos temas educacionais. Trazemos neste estudo uma breve retomada histórica, demonstrando que os primeiros cursos de ensino superior no Brasil não se destinavam às consideradas classes subalternas. Esse processo histórico fez com que o ensino superior se tornasse algo quase restrito às classes dominantes. Apresentamos a EaD e sua legislação a fim de introduzir também a criação e implementação do Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB), política com vistas à democratização do acesso ao ensino superior. Elencamos alguns autores contrários ao uso da EaD como forma de democratizar o ensino no Brasil. Embora em direções diferentes, os autores contrários ao uso da EaD caminham quase sempre num mesmo viés. Um dos principais argumentos trazidos no bojo de suas argumentações contrárias é de que a EaD estaria servindo apenas aos interesses mercantilistas? preconizados pela reestruturação do aparelho do Estado, operacionalizado principalmente na década de 1990. Tais autores desconsideram os avanços obtidos por meio da EaD, a despeito dos percalços e/ou dificuldades enfrentadas em tal modalidade. Sendo assim, trazemos autores favoráveis à implementação da EaD como política de popularização do ensino, a fim de demonstrar como ela tem sido importante no processo histórico de democratizar o ensino superior em nosso país, ampliando suas vagas, avançando na questão do acesso e, ainda, interiorizando as IES públicas e privadas em praticamente todo o território nacional.Palavras-chave: EaD; Ensino a distância no Brasil; Democratização do ensino superior.The EaD in Brazil and the Process of Democratization of Access to Higher Education: Possible DialoguesAbstractThe use of E-learning as a way to democratize higher education in Brazil has been discussed by researchers concerned about the most diverse educational themes. We bring in this study a brief historic overview showing that the first higher education courses in Brazil were not destined to the classes considered subaltern. This historical process has made higher education to become something almost restricted to the dominant classes. We present E-learning and its legislation in order to introduce also the creation and implementation of Open University System of Brazil (UAB), with aiming the access to higher education democratization. We also mention some authors opposed to use of E-learning as a way to democratize the education in Brazil. Although in different directions, authors opposed to use of E-learning follow the same bias almost always. One of the main arguments is that E-learning was only serving the "mercantilist" interests recommended by the State reconstruction process which took place mainly in the 90s. Such authors disregard the advances obtained by education through E-learning, despite the difficulties faced in such modality. Therefore, we bring authors in favor of E-learning as education democratization policy implementation in order to demonstrate how E-learning has been important in the historical process higher education democratization in our country, increasing their number of vacancies, improving the issue of access and interiorizing the public and private Institutions of Higher Education in almost all the national territory.Keywords: E-learning; Distance education in Brazil; Higher education; Democratization.

scholarly journals RETOS DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES CATÓLICAS ECUATORIANAS ANTE LA TRANSFORMACIÓN DE LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR EN EL ECUADOR

2018 ◽  
pp. 111-127
Author(s):  
Fernando Ponce-León
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Catholic Universities ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
Educational Inclusion ◽  
Constructing Meaning

En la sociedad contemporánea el conocimiento es un bien decisivo. Pero este bien ha sido utilizado de muchas maneras, no siempre para la conservación de la vida en el planeta. Es una responsabilidad de las universidades el reconectar conocimiento y vida. Las universidades católicas tienen mucho que aportar en este sentido, mediante una oferta educativa con determinadas características. El presente artículo sintetiza el pensamiento católico sobre conocimiento y educación superior en seis tesis. A continuación presenta tres conclusiones para el compromiso de las universidades católicas en el Ecuador, que se pueden resumir así: a) la consideración del desarrollo integral y sostenible como horizonte de sentido para la educación superior y sus tres funciones sustantivas; b) la comprensión del conocimiento como un bien público y de la educación superior como un derecho y deber de la sociedad civil, un servicio tanto estatal como civil, al tiempo que se defiende la diversidad de ofertas de sentido en educación, porque diversa es la sociedad ecuatoriana; c) la inclusión educativa como dinámica que reúne calidad y acceso democrático a la educación superior. Palabras clave: Universidad católica, conocimiento, bien público, educación superior.   ABSTRACT In contemporary society, knowledge is a fundamental good. But this good has been used in many ways, not always for the conservation of life on the planet. It is the responsibility of universities to reconnect knowledge and life. Catholic universities have much to contribute in this regard through educational opportunities with certain characteristics. This article synthesizes Catholic thought on knowledge and higher education in six concepts. The following are three conclusions regarding the commitment of Catholic universities in Ecuador. These can be summarized as follows: a) the consideration of integral and sustainable development as a framework for constructing meaning for higher education and its three substantive functions. b) The understanding of knowledge as a public good, and of higher education as a right and responsibility of civil society; a service from both the stateand civil society, while defending the diversityof opportunities of meaning in education because the Ecuadorian society is diverse. c) Educational inclusion as a dynamic that brings quality and democratic access to higher education.   Keywords: catholic university, knowledge, public good, higher education

Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Holden Thorp ◽  
Buck Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

American higher education is envied around the world and owes its success to an extraordinary partnership with the federal government. Despite this, there is significant political strain in the relationship between the public and higher education. This is due in part to a number of misunderstandings about who goes to college and how much they pay.

scholarly journals Brazil: A For-Profit Giant

2014 ◽  
pp. 21-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante J. Salto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Public ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Fields Of Study

Brazil has become by far the largest higher education system in Latin America, with a large share of enrollments in the private sector. A recently established and fast growing for-profit sub-sector consolidates as one of the largest worldwide. It already surpasses the public sector in enrollment and its role is growing. Public policy has backed the for-profit growth, largely for tax revenue reasons but in recent years the federal government has taken social initiatives that include tax exemption policies for the sub-sector. As indicated by fields of study, the for-profit sub-sector shares some important characteristics with the nonprofit sub-sector, contrasting dramatically to the public sector.

scholarly journals Urban-Serving Research Universities: Institutions for the Public Good

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree D. Zerquera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Research University ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Public

<p>This manuscript seeks to situate access to higher education as part of the public good of universities, and connect that specifically to the mission of institutions that are charged with carrying this out more than others. One such institution—the Urban-Serving Research University (USRUs)—has a distinct mission that emphasizes not just location within the urban context, but being composed of the city they inhabit. A key and significant part of the USRU mission is to provide access to urban and historically marginalized students in their regions, populations typically underserved by higher education. Further, this manuscript highlights the tensions inherent in this ascribed mission and the threats posed within the higher education environment. Centered within a U.S. context, comparisons to international urban contexts will be drawn to situate these institutions within the global perspective as well and present takeaways that may inform the work of the global community in thinking how to better educate their diverse urban populations. Considerations for research, policy, and practice are posed to challenge the global community to consider ways to better uphold and preserve the significant role of USRUs in providing opportunity.</p>

scholarly journals EXPANSION AND INTERNALIZATION OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF BRAZIL: THE SCENARIO OF SERGIPE

2019 ◽  
pp. 223-242
Author(s):  
Josevania Teixeira Guedes ◽  
Antonio Quintas-Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Open University ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

This research aims to map the advances of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) in Sergipe in relation to the expansion and internalization of the graduation courses offered, in order to highlight the impact of the public policy promoted by the federal government that seeks to expand and internalize the courses offering and higher education programs, through e-learning. To do so, we performed quantitative research using basic statistics techniques to describe the percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results indicate that the innumerable obstacles to public policy and the lack of recognition of the profession are obstacles to the valuation of the teacher, issues that directly affect the demand of individuals for graduation courses in the country.

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