Thursday, January 13, 2022 Newsletter Opportunity to Learn Indicators: Why They Matter More Than Ever Right No In the last 10 years, education scholars have made a concerted effort to shift our nation away from its single-minded focus on so-called “achievement gaps”...
USA: Pactos matrimoniales en universidades de elite
Stanford Marriage Pact finds students keen on romantic assistance Isolation and anxieties of Covid and Trump eras drive campus matchmaking model, and possible reinforcement of elite January 13, 2022 Paul Basken Computerised romance surveys to show students their...
Preocupan resultados preescolares en EEUU
Is ThIs Pre-K Program Worsening The Racial Disparities IsParITIes IT Was Supposed To Address? Tuesday, January 11, 2022 When Bill de Blasio launched his ambitious preschool plan shortly after being elected Mayor of New York City in 2013, racial equity was a major...
La guerra cultural incendia las escuelas de Estados Unidos
La guerra cultural incendia las escuelas de Estados Unidos Amenazas de muerte, insultos y acoso son algunas de las reacciones de padres enfadados contra miembros de las juntas escolares debido a los mandatos sanitarios por la covid o los nuevos enfoques de equidad...
La idea y práctica de una ciencia ciudadana
Citizen science makes breakthrough post-pandemic Equity challenges loom, but solidifying evidence of value brings academic stature to science of partnering with the public November 19, 2021 Paul Basken After a decade of steady growth in the concept of citizen science,...
Community College en USA: Dificultades de la pospandemia
‘How Do We Rebuild?’ Community colleges try to claw their way back. By Lee Gardner NOVEMBER 10, 2021 When schools in Shelby County, Tenn., reopened in March for the first time since the pandemic began, Shanita Brown was optimistic. With Memphis’s children ending...
Universidades de EEUU y Canadá (2): Alex Usher
SAME BUT DIFFERENT (PART 2) NOVEMBER 3, 2021 | ALEX USHER Yesterday, I outlined the key similarities between the US and Canadian higher education systems. Today, let’s talk differences. The most obvious dissimilarity is some of the institutional forms. Religious...
R. Nisbet sobre los orígenes del capitalismo académico
The Prophet of Academic Doom Robert Nisbet predicted the managerialism that has brought universities low. But he also saw a way out. By Ethan Schrum OCTOBER 19, 2021 The Degradation of the Academic Dogma should be remembered for its title alone. But Robert Nisbet’s...
USA: Estudios clásicos en declinación
Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline? With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports October 14, 2021 Paul Basken Many an evening,...
Obsesión con los rankings entre universidades de USA
RANK AND PRIVILEGE Colleges Still Obsess Over National Rankings. For Proof, Look at Their Strategic Plans. By Francie Diep and Nell Gluckman SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 Florida International University appears as a top-50 university on three lists. By 2025, it wants be on 10....
Presentación libro sobre universidades, ciencias sociales y humanidades
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Ultras: una asimetría a diestra y siniestra
Contra los ultrismos de diestra y siniestra no basta con el argumento de que son ultras. Hay que demostrar que existen...
PEL – Pensamiento Educativo Volumen 63, Núm. 2
Publicado agosto 11, 2026 Descripción del número El número 63(2) reúne investigaciones sobre problemáticas educativas...
La universidad acechada: ¿cómo hacer que la universidad importe? Por Carlos del Valle Rojas
8 de agosto de 2026 Toda institución que perdura termina siendo atravesada por la lógica dominante de su época, y la...