At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Higher education (HE) has expanded dramatically in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since 2000. While access became more equitable, quality concerns remain. This volume studies the expansion, as well as HE quality, variety and equity in LAC. It investigates the expansion’s demand and supply dri...

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Main Authors: Ferreyra, Maria Marta, Avitabile, Ciro, Botero Álvarez, Javier, Haimovich Paz, Francisco, Urzúa, Sergio
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-264892021-04-23T14:04:36Z At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean Ferreyra, Maria Marta Avitabile, Ciro Botero Álvarez, Javier Haimovich Paz, Francisco Urzúa, Sergio HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLY HIGHER EDUCATION DEMAND HIGHER EDUCATION COVERAGE HIGHER EDUCATION VARIETY HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY TERTIARY EDUCATION Higher education (HE) has expanded dramatically in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since 2000. While access became more equitable, quality concerns remain. This volume studies the expansion, as well as HE quality, variety and equity in LAC. It investigates the expansion’s demand and supply drivers, and outlines policy implications. 2017-05-02T16:34:34Z 2017-05-02T16:34:34Z 2017-05-02 Book 978-1-4648-1014-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26489 English en_US Directions in Development—Human Development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Central America Latin America
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topic HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY
HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLY
HIGHER EDUCATION DEMAND
HIGHER EDUCATION COVERAGE
HIGHER EDUCATION VARIETY
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
TERTIARY EDUCATION
spellingShingle HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY
HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLY
HIGHER EDUCATION DEMAND
HIGHER EDUCATION COVERAGE
HIGHER EDUCATION VARIETY
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Ferreyra, Maria Marta
Avitabile, Ciro
Botero Álvarez, Javier
Haimovich Paz, Francisco
Urzúa, Sergio
At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Caribbean
Central America
Latin America
relation Directions in Development—Human Development;
description Higher education (HE) has expanded dramatically in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since 2000. While access became more equitable, quality concerns remain. This volume studies the expansion, as well as HE quality, variety and equity in LAC. It investigates the expansion’s demand and supply drivers, and outlines policy implications.
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author Ferreyra, Maria Marta
Avitabile, Ciro
Botero Álvarez, Javier
Haimovich Paz, Francisco
Urzúa, Sergio
author_facet Ferreyra, Maria Marta
Avitabile, Ciro
Botero Álvarez, Javier
Haimovich Paz, Francisco
Urzúa, Sergio
author_sort Ferreyra, Maria Marta
title At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort at a crossroads : higher education in latin america and the caribbean
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26489
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