View as Webpage Higher Education and the Democratic Primaries, 2020 February 3rd 2020 - Alex Usher The Iowa caucuses take place south of the border tonight. The Democratic Primary has come down to four serious candidates – Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete...
Simon Marginson: Universidades británicas tras el Brexit
How should the UK position itself in the new geopolitics of higher education? With Brexit, we’re on the precipice of a new world order, but UK universities have first mover advantage if they act fast, says Simon Marginson January 30, 2020 By Simon Marginson Tomorrow...
Libertad de expresión de estudiantes Chinos en el exterior
Free Speech for Whom? The arrest and sentencing of a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota for tweets he posted while studying in the U.S. raise concerns about restrictions on Chinese students' speech. By Elizabeth Redden January 31, 2020 News that a...
Jornada laboral académica
WORKING HOURS JANUARY 29, 2020 | ALEX USHER I was intrigued to read this story in the Times Higher Education about Dutch academics complaining about having to work “structural unpaid overtime” of 12-15 hours per week, which this report says is 36% above their regular...
Ranking THE de universidades más internacionalizadas en el mundo
LATEST RANKINGS Most international universities in the world Explore the most international universities in the world using data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings January 28 2020 Universities, by their nature, are global institutions....
Educación superior en el Asia
View as Webpage Silliness About Asian Higher Education January 21st 2020 - Alex Usher For the last decade or so, “the rise of Asia” has been a common refrain. It alludes to the region’s economic rise (which is undeniable) but then goes on to equate the region’s higher...
Tendencias futuras en la EEUU
DEEP DIVE 7 higher education trends to watch in 2020 College consolidation, partnerships with employers and the effects of deregulation are among the topics we'll have our eye on this year. Jeremy Bauer-Wolf@jbeowulf Jan. 1, 2020 Higher education made a striking...
Revista de Educación Superior en América Latina
Revista de Educación Superior en América Latina La Revista de Educación Superior en América Latina (ESAL) divulga temas de educación superior, basada en conocimiento científico, académico y profesional de alto nivel. La revista se publica semestralmente, es de...
Último número de la Revista Temas Sociológicos
Carta del editor: En nuestro ya número 25, encontrarán una sección de dossier con artículos dedicados a reflexionar sobre “La sociología como profesión”. También encontrarán otros artículos de investigación, sendas entrevistas a destacados cientistas sociales...
Mercantilización de la educación superior
How College Became a Commodity Market-based thinking is at the heart of how academe thinks of itself. That’s a travesty. January 14, 2020 By DAVID SESSIONS This past summer, Alaska’s Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, announced a draconian plan to slash...
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Idea y prácticas de universidad
Texto leído en la UDP, día 4 de abril de 2024, con ocasión de mi nombramiento como profesor emérito Ver disertación en...
El peso decreciente de las madres educadas en la educación de sus hijos
Tener una madre con estudios universitarios influye cada vez menos en el rendimiento educativo de los niños La ventaja...
Entrevista a Daniel Kahneman. In memoriam
“Try to Design an Approach to Making a Judgment; Don’t Just Go Into It Trusting Your Intuition.” BY DANIEL KAHNEMAN,...