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,...
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Francia: ¿la reforma Macron de las grandes escuelas?
Will Macron’s move against his alma mater make France’s HE system fairer? France’s president responded to the gilets jaunesmovement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education...
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...
Eric Posner, Libros recientes sobre meritocracia en USA
The Meritocracy Muddle Sep 13, 2019 ERIC POSNER Populist resentment against "elites" is a recurring feature of modern democracy, owing to the fact that popular sovereignty is at odds with the careful management of increasingly complex economies. But what causes public...
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...
OCDE Panorama de la Educación 2019
By Marie-Hélène Doumet Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills Education at a Glance report provides a comprehensive overview of education systems in OECD member and partner countries, including detailed indicators across all levels of education –...
¿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...
Información para la educación: ¿aumentar o disminuir?
Columnistas Domingo 15 de septiembre de 2019 Información para la educación: ¿aumentar o disminuir? "Llama la atención que las dos modificaciones legales que se discuten en el Congreso —eliminar las notas de 1° a 4° básico y limitar la difusión de los resultados del...
Acusación constitucional contra ministra de educación
Abogados constitucionalistas analizan los cinco puntos del libelo presentado el jueves: Expertos debaten sobre mérito jurídico de la acusación a la ministra Marcela Cubillos Señalan que hechos no revisten “envergadura tan grave” y cuestionan que se busque sancionar...
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Hungría: la universidad iliberal
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Universidades chinas en comparación con Canadá
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Entrevista sobre educación en América Latina – diario El País
José Joaquín Brunner: “La competencia de las escuelas son el crimen organizado y el narco” El reconocido académico...
Libertad académica y Gaza en las universidades de USA
Academic freedom and the crisis of campus Gaza protests Nathan M Greenfield 25 May 2024 Two decisions on opposite...