description: Analysis of higher education is often divided between those who see little need for change and others who want to arbitrarily overhaul the system and impose unfamiliar policies. Such polar assessments preclude an objective examination of Latin America's higher education system and the ways to reform it. Myth, Reality, and Reform bridges these critiques by balancing the importance of the four key functions of higher academic leadership, professional development, technological training and general instruction. The book suggests how to consolidate the strengths of higher education systems while fundamentally reforming their weaker features. Policy proposals dealing with finance, governance and quality control are linked to the distinctive needs of each educational function. The book's broad but provocative analysis--which examines higher education both in terms of domestic development and the international educational reform process--is aimed at a general audience as well as scholars and policymakers working in the education field.Inter-American Development BankOctober, Education100 pp. $19.95(s) LA
language: English
title: Myth, Reality, and Reform: Higher Education Policy in Latin America
titlecomplete: Myth, Reality, and Reform: Higher Education Policy in Latin America (Inter-American Development Bank)
publisher: Inter-American Development Bank