Students and States Near a 50-50 Split on the Cost of Public Higher Education By Eric Kelderman, The Chronicle of Hogher Education, March 6, 2013 Public higher education is about to cross a historic threshold, in which students pay a higher percentage than do states...
Ranking mundial 2013 del Times Higher Education
Top universities by reputation 2013 Hoy se ha dado a conocer el Ranking global de universidades según las opiniones recogidas en una encuesta de reputaciones institucionales y los datos "duros" administrados por THE y Thomson Reuters. Más abajo pinchar para...
Empleadores frente a los graduados en los EEUU
The Employment Mismatch A College Degree Sorts Job Applicants, but Employers Wish It Meant More Internships Make the Difference For some employers, on-the-job experience may matter more than a student's major or grade-point average. By Karin Fischer, The Chronicle of...
Educación antes del colegio
Getting Preschool Education Right New York Times February 15, 2013 Even before the cost estimates and program details have been made public, President Obama’s proposal for expanding high-quality preschool education has encountered criticism from House Republicans. Yet...
Deserción en la educación superior: estado del arte
Research to improve retention Robert J. Sternberg One of the most serious problems facing colleges and universities today is that so many students leave before finishing their studies. When students drop out, it is bad for them because they lose huge future career and...
Por qué cae la demanda por la carrera de derecho en los EEUU
The Collapsing Demand for Law School Posted on February 8, 2013 by Alex Usher If there is one place bucking the worldwide trend of rising higher education enrolments, it’s American law schools. As the New York Times noted last week, demand for US law schools is down...
Developing
Documento de María José Ramírez, publicado en la SABER working paper series, Tertiary Education, del Banco Mundial. ©2012 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/TheWorldBank 1818HStreetNW Washington DC...
La investigación sobre directores de colegios: estado del arte sobre su efectividad
Documento dado a conocer en estos dís por la Wallace Foundation sobre el rol que juegan los directores en sus colegios. Documento disponible: School-Principal-as-Leader, 2013 (2,7 MB). THE PRINCIPAL AS LEADER: AN OVERVIEW Education research shows that most school...
Admisión: mérito versus privilegio, habilidades no-cognitivas e instrumentos de medición
Tres recientes columnas de opinión de Eric Hoover aparecidas en The Chronicle of Higher Education referidas al debate sobre procesos de admisión en las universidades de los Estados Unidos. Eric Hoover is a senior writer who covers admissions, student...
El debate norteamericano sobre costo/calidad en la educación superior
Better, not Cheaper A. Usher, HESA-Blog, January 14, 2013 If there is one clear meme concerning higher education coming out of America during this recession, it’s this: “higher education is too expensive and it’s delivering a sub-optimal product.” Zeitgeist statements...
Financiamiento: Educación superior en la encrucijada
Educación superior en la encrucijada Cuando se habla de diversidad y se defiende esta consigna, eso debe ser integral....
La larga sombra del origen socioeconómico en el estrellato de las ciencias
Inequality in Science: Who Becomes a Star? Anna Airoldi & Petra Moser Working Paper 33063 DOI 10.3386/w33063 Issue...
Aprender a hacer
Aprender a hacer ''Saber hacer, el famoso know how , es el último de los cuatro pilares de la educación —junto al...
En torno a la tragedia del INBA
Harald Beyer por INBA: “El abandono de la disciplina y la falta de liderazgo han llevado a la crisis en los liceos...