Rise of Customized Learning March 5, 2013 - 3:00am By Paul Fain The credit hour is still higher education’s gold standard, even after President Obama’s vague endorsement last month of competency-based education and its focus on “performance and results” rather than...
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Llamado a cambiar desde dentro la educación superior
Change From Within March 4, 2013 - 3:00am Paul Fain, Inside Higher Education, march 4, 2013 WASHINGTON – If higher education has a group of quintessential insiders, it’s probably the American Council on Education. Yet from a perch atop the higher education lobby’s...
Presidente Obama: Propuestas de política educacional
Selección informativa preparada por PREAL http://blogdepreal.org/ El 12 de febrero, el Presidente Obama dio su discurso anual sobre el Estado de la Unión. La educación formó parte importante del discurso, con énfasis en tres políticas claves: 1) Reformar los colegios...
Mitad del costo es cubierto por aranceles en universidades públicas de los EEUU
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...
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Texto leído para la recepción de JPArellano como nuevo miembro de número de la Academia
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En defensa del mérito
En defensa del mérito José Joaquín Brunner, 29 de diciembre de 2024 Uno de los tópicos más antiguos, a la vez que...
Papel de la IA en la prospectiva científica
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Harald Beyer: Un gran engaño
Viernes 27 de diciembre de 2024 Un gran engaño Señor Director: Un poco más del 53% de los jóvenes que fueron admitidos...