scholarly journals “More with Less” in Higher Education in Mexico

2019 ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Roberto Rodríguez Gómez ◽  
Alma Maldonado-Maldonado

This article analyzes the higher education agenda of the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico as a case of a neopopulist regime. The authors review the trajectory of the agenda, considering campaign promises, the budget projected for higher education during the first year of his presidency, the constitutional educational reform, and the first public policy actions. It reflects on the difficulty to conduct reforms under heavy financial constraints.

Author(s):  
Maria Denise Guedes ◽  
Maria Aparecida Segatto Muranaka ◽  
José Euzébio de Oliveira Souza Aragão

ResumoO presente trabalho analisa as políticas públicas de avaliação da educação superior no Brasil nos governos de Fernando Henrique Cardoso e Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Visa apresentar a análise dos pressupostos e fundamentos teórico-metodológicos subjacentes a essas políticas nas últimas décadas, tomando a avaliação da educação superior brasileira como expressão fenomênica das múltiplas relações da realidade concreta da sociedade capitalista contemporânea. Metodologicamente, a partir de pesquisas bibliográfica e documental, a análise está ancorada nos pressupostos do materialismo-histórico e dialético, segundo o qual os dados da realidade não aparecem ao homem, à primeira vista, em sua forma concreta, mas como uma representação caótica do todo, mostrando o fenômeno em sua aparência e ocultando sua essência. Tais análises permitiram concluir que as políticas públicas de avaliação para a educação superior brasileira, implementadas pelos referidos governos, desde a década de 1990, têm o “modelo de competências” como fundamento, o qual visa atender às demandas do mercado por um novo perfil de trabalhador, apto a adaptar-se às necessidades técnicas e ideológicas do capital na sociedade contemporânea.Palavras-chave: Políticas públicas para a educação superior. Modelo de competência. Avaliação da educação superior. Higher education assessment policy in Brazil since FHC to Lula: Assumptions and groundsAbstractThis paper analyzes public policy evaluation of higher education in Brazil in the government of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. It aims to present the analysis of the assumptions and theoretical and methodological foundations underlying these policies in recent decades, taking the evaluation of Brazilian higher education as a phenomenal expression of multiple relationships of the concrete reality of contemporary capitalist society. Methodologically, from bibliographical and documentary research, analysis is anchored on the assumptions of materialism-dialectical and historical, according to which real data do not appear to man, at first sight, in its concrete form, but as a chaotic representation of whole, showing the phenomenon in its appearance and hiding its essence. Such analyzes have concluded that public policy evaluation for Brazilian higher education, implemented by these governments since the 1990s, has the “Competence Model” as the foundation, which aims to meet the demands of the market for a new profile worker, able to adapt to technical and ideological needs of capital in contemporary society.Keywords: Public policies for higher education. Competency model. Evaluation of higher education. Política de evaluación de educación superior en Brasil a FHC hasta Lula: Una análise crítica de sus presupuestos y fundamentosResumenEn este trabajo se analiza la evaluación de políticas públicas de educación superior en Brasil en el gobierno de Fernando Henrique Cardoso y Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Su objetivo es presentar el análisis de los presupuestos y fundamentos teóricos y metodológicos que subyacen a estas políticas en las últimas décadas, tomando la evaluación de la educación superior brasileña como una expresión fenoménica de múltiples relaciones de la realidad concreta de la sociedad capitalista contemporánea. Metodológicamente, desde la investigación bibliográfica y documental, el análisis está basada en las hipótesis del materialismo dialéctico e histórico, según el cual los datos reales no aparecen al hombre, a primera vista, en su forma más concreta, sino como una representación más caótica del conjunto, que muestra el fenómeno en su apariencia y oculta su esencia. Estos análisis han llegado a la conclusión de que la evaluación de políticas públicas para la educación superior de Brasil, ejecutado por estos gobiernos desde la década de 1990, tiene el “modelo de competencias” como la fundación, que tiene como objetivo de satisfacer las demandas del mercado de un nuevo perfil trabajador, capaz de adaptarse a las necesidades técnicas e ideológicas del capital de la sociedad contemporánea.Palabras clave: Políticas públicas para la educación superior. Modelo de competencias. Evaluación de la educación superior.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Celestina Imade Harry

The Politics in Higher Education: The contemporary Crises in Higher Education in Nigeria is a consequence of fundamental political manipulations of the educational system – at both the federal and state levels. The government did not take the economy of the country into consideration. This had now made almost all the institutions of higher education of learning in Nigeria to face the financial constraints. For instance look at the specialized Universities of Agriculture at Abeokuta and Makurdi and the Faculties of Science and Technology in Nigerian universities are all facing the same financial problems as the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. Furthermore, libraries in most higher institutions of learning today are ill-equipped. Therefore, establishing higher institutions here and there without maintaining the already existing ones is not in the best interest for national development.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe ◽  
Elizabeth Maganga

<p>The year 2009 saw the government of Zimbabwe redesigning cost-sharing in higher education to lean more towards higher contributions by students and private players. This study was aimed at investigating the effects that this strategy has on university completion rates by students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The study used a quantitative design methodology in a longitudinal study framework incorporating data from three cohorts embarking on four-year study programmes from 2009 to 2014. Administrative data from the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education database involving six state universities was used. The findings reveal that the graduation rates decreased from 86% in the 2009 cohort to 76% in the 2010 cohort and 75% in the 2011 cohort. This finding coincides with the period from 2013 onwards when cadetship funds dried off. Thus the study clearly revealed a problem of increasing attrition rates creeping into the revered and quality-assured Zimbabwean higher education system. The study recommends the need for conceited efforts by the private sector, government and universities in funding higher education through loans and other forms of sponsorship.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alih Aji Nugroho

The world is entering a new phase of the digital era, including Indonesia. The unification of the real world and cyberspace is a sign, where the conditions of both can influence each other (Hyung Jun, 2018). The patterns of behavior and public relations in the virtual universe gave rise to new social interactions called the Digital Society. One part of Global Megatrends has also influenced public policy in Indonesia in recent years. Critical mass previously carried out conventionally is now a virtual movement. War of hashtags, petitions, and digital community comments are new tools and strategies for influencing policy. This paper attempts to analyze the extent of digital society's influence on public policy in Indonesia. As well as what public policy models are needed. Methodology used in this analysis is qualitative descriptive. Data collection through literature studies by critical mass digital recognition in Indonesia and trying to find a relationship between political participation through social media and democracy. By processing the pro and contra views regarding the selection of social media as a level of participation, this paper finds that there are overlapping interests that have the potential to distort the articulation of freedom of opinion and participation. - which is characteristic of a democratic state. The result is the rapid development of digital society which greatly influences the public policy process. Digital society imagines being able to participate formally in influencing policy in Indonesia. The democracy that developed in the digital society is cyberdemocracy. Public space in the digital world must be guaranteed security and its impact on the policies that will be determined. The recommendation given to the government is that a cyber data analyst is needed to oversee the issues that are developing in the digital world. Regulations related to the security of digital public spaces must be maximized. The government maximizes cooperation with related stakeholders.Keywords: Digital Society; Democracy; Public policy; Political Participation


Author(s):  
A. D. Wara

The Government of Indonesia plans to build 9 gas power plants in South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and Southeast Nusa Tenggara with a total power capacity of 780 MW with an estimated actual gas demand of 46.56 MMSCFD which are planned to be supplied by the Bontang terminal, DS-LNG, Masela LNG, and Tangguh LNG. LNG-C logistics optimization is needed to get the best transportation scenario regarding the eastern region which consists of scattered islands and inadequate infrastructure. This study analyzes and evaluates the best-case scenarios by comparing the time and cost variables. The process of planning the supply chain starts from determining the upstream-downstream distribution scheme and then calculates the shipping distance which results in the determination of the quantity, capacity and shipping of the LNG-C. Based on the analysis and calculation of the logistics, it is concluded that there are 3 divisions of clusters of Kalimantan-Sulawesi, NTT and NTB having estimated needs in a row of 18.06, 18.8, and 9.7 MMSCFD with the Milk-Run transportation method. Logistics optimization results show that scenario 1 has an efficiency value of 87% with an LNG-C transport capacity of 0.35 MMSCF, a roundtrip cruise time of 8.6 days and the number of shipments is 36 / year. The detailed analysis of costs in scenario A is 1-2 USD / MMBTU for the milk and run transportation method, 1.49-1.73 USD / MBTU for LNG-C transport costs, and regasification costs which are 1.0-3.7 USD / MMBTU. Based on the above results it can be calculated that the price of gas in the first year of implementation was 13.4 USD / MMBTU, so the total value below this supply chain was Rp.8,812,876,800.00. Therefore, this idea was created as a solution for the initial steps for the utilization of the domestic natural gas distribution


Author(s):  
Ardhin Primadewi ◽  
Mukhtar Hanafi

Higher education in Indonesia is regulated by the government with the Higher Education Accreditation (APT). In APT 3.0, Higher Education is required to be able to present performance data in the form of a Higher Education Performance Report (LKPT) as a reference in making a Self-Evaluation Report (LED). However, it is necessary to have an in-depth analysis to determine the gaps in the data required by Higher Education according to the APT 3.0 standard. The process of integrating the samples refer to the Zachman Framework (ZF). The results of this simplification that the data is available in support of APT 3.0 approximately 79% of the total data both inside and outside the core business of Higher Education and is well managed in an integrated database. The remaining 21% of the data that are not available is spread across several information systems, especially SIMMawa, SIMHumas and Cooperation, and SIMAKU. This shows that the change in accreditation standards that have been in effect since April 2019 has created a significant data gap for Higher Education. This research also produced an alternative model of integrated data management that can be used as input for Information System developers in the Higher Education scope.


2016 ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Wagner Bandeira Andriola

RESUMOO texto proporciona reflexões sobre a formação do Pedagogo, enfatizando as limitações mais visíveis na área da avaliação educacional. A partir da análise de matrizes curriculares de cursos de graduação em Pedagogia, constatou-se que algumas das principais demandas da sociedade atual não têm sido atendidas. Propôs-se que as matrizes curriculares fossem revistas, para permitir o desenvolvimento de cinco competências básicas: a) capacidade de compreender os resultados de avaliações externas realizadas pelos municípios, pelos estados e pela federação; b) capacidade de usar os resultados das avaliações externas para aprimorar a atuação docente; c) capacidade de usar os micro-dados das avaliações externas para obter diagnósticos mais detalhados da situação da escola; d) capacidade de usar os resultados dos diagnósticos mais detalhados para planejar ações de aprimoramento da gestão escolar; e) capacidade de avaliar a execução e adequação das ações de aprimoramento da gestão escolar.Palavras chave: Formação do pedagogo, ensino superior, avaliação educacional.Limitations and challenges in the formation of pedagogue in the area of education assessment.ABSTRACTThe study provides reflections on the formation of the pedagogue, emphasizing the most visible limitations in the field of educational assessment. From the analysis of matrices of education curriculum, it found that some of the main demands of today’s society have not been addressed yet. It proposed the revision of the curricular matrices to allow the development of five skills: a) ability to understand the results of external evaluations conducted by municipalities, regions and the government; b) ability to use the results of external evaluations to improve teacher performance; c) ability to use external evaluation microdata for a more detailed diagnosis of the school situation; d) ability to use results of the most detailed diagnostics for planning actions to improve school management; e) ability to assess the implementation and adaptation of the measures to improve school management.Key words: Teacher training, higher education, educational evaluation.


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