Assessing the Value of an Undergrad Degree A new study from Academically Adrift's co-author seeks to evaluate a broad range of student experiences and outcomes as well as new ways to measure learning. By Lilah Burke September 27, 2019 3 COMMENTS...
El debate sobre la meritocracia y la educación superior
Does meritocracy stall social mobility, entrench an undeserving elite, and undermine trust in higher education? Joan Wong for The Chronicle September 13, 2019 That seems to be the emerging bipartisan consensus. “On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up...
Costo de las universidades: qué y cómo calcular
Managing Class Sizes (Part 1) September 18th, 2019 - Alex Usher One of the things that many people misunderstand about higher education is the way the economics of classrooms actually work; in particular about the relationship between enrolments, teaching complements,...
Sobre movilidad internacional de estudiantes
UNESCO-IESALC desvela que solo un 38% de la movilidad que sale de América Latina y el Caribe se queda en la Región El Instituto Internacional de la UNESCO para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (IESALC) acaba de publicar La movilidad en la...
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Honing the University Party's Growth Agenda September 16th, 2019 - Alex Usher It’s election season, and so everyone is trotting out promises and coming up with manifestos. These manifestos are lists of specific promised policy initiatives, but they are also –...
La economía como disciplina: encrucijadas
The Economists' New Clothes? With economists struggling to derive credible explanations of macroeconomic conditions from the prevailing models, those who have long criticized the discipline for its scientific pretensions are feeling vindicated. And it remains to be...
Media Lab del MIT: Fantasía y realidad
Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab By Nell Gluckman September 11, 2019 Cambridge, Mass. It was a validating moment for Caleb Harper. Norman Foster, the renowned architect who designed Apple’s circular headquarters, had come to the Massachusetts Institute of...
¿Por qué no la gratuidad? Una reflexión desde USA
Free Public College Is a Terrible Idea By Brian Rosenberg SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 PREMIUM Now that the race for the Democratic nomination for president is becoming more serious, it is time to take an equally serious look at the proposal for tuition-free public college...
¿Existe el mérito y hay meritocracia?
Does meritocracy stall social mobility, entrench an undeserving elite, and undermine trust in higher education? Joan Wong for The Chronicle September 13, 2019 That seems to be the emerging bipartisan consensus. “On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up...
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“Historia del sistema universitario argentino” 11 septiembre, 2019 Viedma.- (APP) El viernes 20 de septiembre se estrena la serie en Canal Encuentro. Desde ese día, se emitirá cada viernes, a las 19.30. La serie producida por el Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional...
México: La educación entre 2018 y 2024 – el inmenso reto ante lo inesperado
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España: progreso educativo
España acorta su histórica brecha educativa: “Sin estudios solo hay trabajo en hostelería, y es precario” El...
Richard Sennett a los ‘80
Richard Sennett: ‘I’ve always felt like a fish out of water in academia’ The feted urban sociologist Richard Sennett...