An Author of ‘Academically Adrift’ Strikes Again Last week Richard Arum, a co-author of the influential book “Academically Adrift,” unveiled an effort to measure the complexity of learning inside the classroom. The kickoff event took place at the U. of California at...
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La industria, Boeing y el currículo de las ingenierías
The Boeing Blueprint What happens when a corporate giant sets its sights on higher education By LINDSAY ELLIS September 26, 2019 Seattle John McMasters didn’t mince words. It was 1991, and the principal Boeing engineer had become frustrated by the company’s new hires....
Rectores españoles: “El ascensor social de la Universidad está en peligro”
UNIVERSIDADES Alerta de los rectores: “El ascensor social de la Universidad está en peligro” La educación superior arranca el curso criticando un mercado laboral que “obliga a los jóvenes a buscar empleo en el extranjero” SONIA VIZOSO A Coruña 30 SEP 2019 - 18:22 CEST...
Libro reciente: Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least?
Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least? By Tara Westover THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST How College Makes or Breaks Us By Paul Tough I am — to capitulate fully to the nomenclature — a “first gen,” meaning a first-generation college graduate. For me, as for...
El valor del pregrado: estudio en los EEUU
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...
Canadá: Agenda de política universitaria / de investigación
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...
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G Muñoz y M Vergara, Contrapunto sobre SIMCE 2022
Columna de Gonzalo Muñoz Stuardo: Simce 2022 y políticas educativas Columna de Gonzalo Muñoz Stuardo: Simce 2022 y...
SIMCE: Resultados nacionales y regionales
Los resultados para las comunidades educativas estarán disponibles a partir de este jueves 15 de junio en nuestro...
El relato del Boric rebelde
El relato del Boric rebelde Boric y su equipo han transformado su lenguaje desde la poesía revolucionaria a la prosa...
Alex Usher: El futuro de la educación superior
The Far Future June 7, 2023 | Alex Usher Occasionally, I get asked about why higher education will look like in forty...