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At a Crossroads : Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean / Maria Marta Ferreyra.
Author
Marta Ferreyra, Maria
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2017.
Description
1 online resource (298 pages)
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Education, Higher
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Latin America
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Education, Higher
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Caribbean Area
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Author
Ferreyra, Maria Marta
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Series
World Bank e-Library.
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Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Human Development
Summary note
Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher education supply has become more varied, many of the 'new' students in the system are, on average, less academically ready than are their more advantaged counterparts. Furthermore, only half of higher education students, on average, complete their degree, and labor market returns to higher education vary greatly across institutions and programs. Thus, higher education is at a crossroads today. Given the region's urgency to raise productivity in a low-growth, fiscally constrained environment, going past this crossroads requires the formation of skilled human capital fast and efficiently. 'At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean' contributes to the discussion by studying quality, variety, and equity of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book presents comprehensive evidence on the recent higher education expansion and evolution of higher education labor market returns. Using novel data and state-of-the-art methods, it studies demand and supply drivers of the recent expansion. It investigates the behavior of institutions and students and explores the unintended consequences of large-scale higher education policies. Framing the analysis are the singular characteristics of the higher education market and the market segmentation induced by the variety of students and institutions in the system. At this crossroads, a role emerges for incentives, information, accountability, and choice.
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
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Contents
Overview
Students, Institutions, and the Policy Maker
Some Stylized Facts
Lessons Learned
Some Policy Considerations
Structure of the Report
Notes
References
Introduction
Ch. 1. Rapid Expansion of Higher Education in the New Century / Ciro Avitabile
Abstract
Trends in the Share of Skilled Labor Force, Higher Education Enrollment, and Completion Rates
"New" Students in the Higher Education System
Spending in Higher Education
Private Returns to Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Social Returns and Costs of Higher Education
Intergenerational Spillover of Higher Education
Short Window of Opportunity
Annex 1A Higher Education Enrollment Expansion and GDP Growth
Annex 1B. Net Enrollment Rate, circa 2000 and 2013
Annex 1C. Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills, by Level of Education
Annex 1D. Role of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills in the Higher Education Premium
Annex 1E. Wage Dispersion, by Education Level, circa 2014
Annex 1F. Trust, by Education Level
Annex 1G. Political Participation, by Education Level
Ch. 2. Equity, Quality, and Variety of Higher Education / Francisco Haimovich Paz
Equity
Quality
Variety
Annex 2A Decomposing Access Gaps to Education
Annex 2B. Measuring Inequality in Access to Higher Education with the Gini Coefficient
Annex 2C. Estimating the Redistributive Effect of Public Spending in Higher Education
Annex 2D. Change in Graduate Field Shares, Selected Latin American and Caribbean Countries, circa 2000-13
Ch. 3. Economic Impact of Higher Education / Sergio Urzúa
Economic Impact of Higher Education
Tuition and Opportunity Costs and the Impact of Higher Education on Lifetime Earnings
Implications for Financing Higher Education in Latin America
Conclusions
Annex 3A. Methodology
Annex 3B Mincer and Employment Regressions in Chile
Annex 3C. Missing Data Estimation
Ch. 4. Demand Side of the Higher Education Expansion / Maria Marta Ferreyra
Variety of Admission and Funding Mechanisms in the Region
Role of Recent Access-Expanding Policies
Increased Access for Whom, and to What?
Unintended Effects of Demand-Related Policy Interventions
Annex 4A Admission Mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean
Annex 4B. Student Funding Mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean
Annex 4C. Higher Education and Labor Market Statistics for the United States, Brazil, and Colombia
Ch. 5. Supply Side of the Higher Education Expansion / Maria Marta Ferreyra
Supply Expansion in the Region
Expansion Strategies and Student Sorting in Colombia
Expansion, "Business Stealing," and Ability Peer Effects in Chile
Students Loans and Supply Expansion in Chile
Annex 5A. Sources of Administrative Information about Number of HEIs, Programs and Enrollment
Annex 5B. HEIs in the University and Nonuniversity Sectors
Ch. 6. Current Landscape of Policies and Institutions for Higher Education / Javier Botero Alvarez
Vision for Higher Education
System Steering through Regulatory Framework and Special Financing Mechanisms
Governance of the Higher Education System and Its Institutions
Recent Reforms
Annex 6A. Participation in Survey among Higher Education Authorities, May and September 2015
Ch. 7. Going Forward
Back to the Drawing Board
Trade-Offs between Higher Education Access and Completion
Role of Incentives, Competition, Monitoring, and Information
Higher Education and the Larger Context
Note
References.
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ISBN
1-4648-1015-X
OCLC
988175350
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10.1596/978-1-4648-1014-5
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