Facing the Knowledge Society: Mexico's Public Universities

Autor/in	Varela-Petito, Gonzalo
Titel	Facing the Knowledge Society: Mexico's Public Universities
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 23 (2010) 3, S.436-449 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/hep.2010.15
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; Global Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Globales Denken
Abstract	Public higher education in Mexico faces major challenges vis-a-vis its position within the modern knowledge society, sparking concern among educational authorities. In the second half of the 20th century Mexican universities ceased to be selective, elitist schools, becoming, instead, massive institutions that reflect social and intellectual tensions. In this sense, the future development of the academic establishment is far from clear. Universities are evolving from institutions of eminent national traits harkening back to a traditional age, to emblems of a globalized world, a fact that impacts students, certification, curricula and the labour markets. This paper analyses today's trend towards the promotion of planned--as well as unplanned--changes in Mexican institutions of higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10