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Restricciones económicas en la decisión de continuar estudios superiores técnicos o profesionales.
Authors: Hernández Luis , Paredes Ricardo
Published: August 2018

Countries are increasingly resorting to mixed financing or private funding in higher education due to the massive growth of education and the hope of having its benefits internalized, particularly by students. The authors link between different sources of information to analyze how -and to what extent- the profitability of higher education, students' liquidity restrictions and the limitations of the capacity of study programs affect young people who have completed their high school education, in terms of their decision to continue on to higher education, either by choosing university-track study programs or technical studies. The authors find that, although individual decisions take the profitability of higher education into account and access to education shows a connection with meritocracy, liquidity restrictions help to maintain Chile's characteristic inequality. This is reinforced by the fact that young people with high academic performance do not apply for scholarships and loans, possibly due to asymmetries in access to information. The authors suggest that the effectiveness of student aids and their allocation should be studied in greater detail.
The Golden Age of University Assistance in the Americas.
Authors: Strong Ned
Published: August 2018

Reseña de:Â Levy, Daniel C. (2005) To Export Progress: The Golden Age of University Assistance in the Americas. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 401 págs. La
La Profesionalización de la academia en Chile
Authors: Bernasconi Andrés
Published: August 2018

Este 2008 se cumplen 40 años de varios hitos significativos en la historia de la universidad. Masivas protestas de estudiantes en París, Varsovia, Madrid, Nueva York, Berkeley y Buenos Aires, entre otros centros académicos, redefinieron el rol de los estudiantes en el gobierno universitario y señalaron la irrupción en la vida política de una nueva generación. La matanza de Tlatelolco, en ciudad de México, expresó de manera trágica la incapacidad de los gobiernos para reaccionar ante las demandas de este nuevo actor político por medios distintos a la represión. Nuestra propia reforma universitaria trajo a los claustros de las universidades chilenas las banderas de cambio agitadas por primera vez en Córdoba medio siglo antes. No en vano la prensa internacional ha recordado 1968 como el año que definió quiénes somos: los jóvenes universitarios de entonces dirigen nuestras sociedades hoy.
Normas y percepciones sobre carrera académica en Chile
Authors: Berrios Paulina
Published: August 2018

This article addresses what an academic career is and shows that, although there is an "ideal modelâ€ about the question, there are several ways to be an academic depending on different and individual experiences, age, gender and discipline, as well as the kind of institution the academic belongs to. There is also an analysis about other models for being academic in relation to the current normative ideal model which gives emphasis to scientific productivity in terms of research and publications. For the analysis it was necessary to review some literature on higher education and previous findings of the ongoing research "Norms and perceptions about the academic career. Reviewing the institutional context and the experience from Chilean universities teachersâ€.
Políticas de gestión del cuerpo académico en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Authors: Ugarte Juan José , Loeb Bárbara , Ferrari Mauricio
Published: August 2018

This paper presents an overview of the new Faculty Management's Policies at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, that will make possible the development of a diversity of aims and interests; and, therefore, a variety of possibilities for the faculty career progress. This paper describes the current situation and shows a synthesis of its present challenges in the development of its faculty staff, its Faculties and Departments, and finally, in the Institutional Development Plan. This paper briefly explains the ten main points of the new policy and gives especial emphasis in its core concepts (career, category and academic profile) and its implementation strategy.
La Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe.
Authors: Fleet Nicolás
Published: August 2018

El libro compila un conjunto de investigaciones, de diferentes autores, sobre las transformaciones y tendencias que han caracterizado el desarrollo reciente de los sistemas nacionales de educación superior en la región. Su foco está puesto en la influencia que la "Declaración Mundial sobre la Educación Superior en el siglo XXI: visión y acciónâ€ y el "Marco de acción prioritaria para el cambio de desarrollo de la Educación Superiorâ€, suscritos en la Conferencia de la UNESCO (CMES) celebrada en París en 1998, han ejercido sobre nuestras políticas, instituciones y prácticas para esta clase de educación.Â
Motivación y calidad docente en la universidad.
Authors: Pérez Aroca Ernesto
Published: August 2018

En esta publicación, Marta Silvero Miramón, doctora en Educación de la Universidad de Navarra, desarrolla un estudio descriptivo y crítico del concepto de calidad docente en la universidad, así como de los diferentes enfoques con los que se ha pretendido evaluarla. La autora presenta la motivación docente del profesor universitario como un indicador de esa calidad y realiza un estudio de la fundamentación teórica de este constructo. Se señala así la multidimensionalidad del concepto, de acuerdo con tres parámetros principales sobre los que elaborar un análisis global e integrador: elementos de valor (metas), elementos de control (expectativas y atribuciones) y elementos afectivos (emociones y reacciones psicopatológicas adversas).Â
Carrera académica: análisis empírico de su estructura y organización en Chile.
Authors: Berrios Paulina
Published: August 2018

This article reveals results from the research "Standards and perceptions regarding to the academic career: analysis on the institutional context and teachersâ€™ experiences in Chilean universitiesâ€, including 67 interviews to teachers belonging to seven public and private universities at southern, northern and central areas of the country. The study shows advanced degrees (such as PhD and post-PhD) and research skills (measured by the number of projects awarded and ISI or SciELO articles published) have a wider impact and are more significant to reach success and stability in a career. Although less valued, teaching and managing roles are indispensable conditions institutions request to their teachers. The analysis includes how variables such as age, gender, discipline (knowledge field) and type of institution (public or private) increase complexity in defining what career to choose and become an interesting field for the future managing of university system in Chile.
Oportunidades de preparación para enseñar matemáticas de futuros profesores de educación general básica en Chile.
Authors: Varas Leonor , Felmer Patricio , Gálvez Grecia , Lewin Renato , Martínez Claudio , Navarro Silvia , Ortiz Andrés , Schwarze Gloria
Published: August 2018

This article shows preliminary results from a study aimed to recognize the opportunities future primary school teachers face in order to get prepared to teach mathematics. The study considered curricula for 36 careers and programs on mathematics and mathematics instruction for 12 careers. Moreover, it used tests and surveys to students at two levels in four careers (studied in further details), including a survey applied to their teachers. The study revealed that the number of courses on mathematics and mathematics instruction is not enough to meet the needs, a lack of important issues in school curricula (weak and confusing), a poor performance of these students in regard of elementary mathematics questions and a wider majority of advanced students who consider they receive inefficient information about mathematics and mathematics instruction.
Investigación y ética en la formación de especialistas médicos en Chile: un debate pendiente.
Authors: Miranda Christian , Ibarra Humberto , Arcos Estela , Concha Miguel
Published: August 2018

The present work has examined the residence programs for medical specialists of seven Chilean universities. The aim of the study was to investigate educational training featuring in clinical research and ethical instruction and compare them to the scientific productivity. Overall, it quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed 56 residence programs and graduate students between years 1999 and 2005. The results shown here revealed that residence programs are based in a tutorial educational system where the tight relationship between professors and students is essential for the final educative outcome. In addition, residence program curricula showed high intention for clinical research and lesser for ethical education. Only incipient research productivity was evident between students when scientific articles published in ISI and SCIELO journals were measured.
Financiamiento y demanda de educación superior en Colombia (periodo 1990-2005).
Authors: Ruiz Isabel , Cano Carlos Andrés , Montes Isabel Cristina
Published: August 2018

This document studies the statistical relationship between public and private financing and the demand for higher education in Colombia. In particular, it addresses the three main cities in Colombia during 1990-2005. Through a panel data estimation, this study finds that increases in the average interest rate on education loans have a significant impact on the number of students registered (or "university enrollmentâ€) at higher education institutions. On the other hand, increases in wages for individuals that have attained higher education (namely, undergraduate or graduate degrees at colleges and/or universities) have a positive impact on the demand for higher education.
Determinantes del éxito en la formulación de decisiones estratégicas en instituciones universitarias.
Authors: Pedraja Liliana , Rodríguez Emilio , Rodríguez Juan
Published: August 2018

This research describes the relationship between rationality and the design of strategic decisions and intends to define how cognitive flexibility and conflict can affect the rationality level in the strategic decision-making process. To this end, the study chose a sample of 71 universities in Chile and Spain. Results from this research demonstrate that 72.5% (p < 0.01) of the strategic decisions design responds to the rationality level in which these decisions are made. On the other hand, 79.0% (p < 0.01) of the rationality respond to the level of cognitive flexibility and conflict in the strategic decisions making process. Hence, the strategic decisions making process needs high levels of cognitive flexibility and conflict for university institutions reach success in the design of decisions as such.
Políticas de evaluación de la calidad del posgrado en México: breve recuento de las últimas dos décadas.
Authors: Mireles Olivia
Published: August 2018

This paper describes contents and evolution of Mexican graduate policy from 1985 to 2006. To that end, particular emphasis is given on the evaluation programs implemented by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Science and Technology National Board). The aim here is to show that, during the last twenty years, the evaluation system for graduate programs has undergone some modifications: it incorporated professionally-oriented graduate programs (alongside the research-oriented programs); it also gave a more detailed account of its criteria of evaluation and, besides, it created an special category in order to reinforce graduate programs. Despite of those facts, the number of graduate programs that have been accredited by the National Board is still very low, compared with the total number of graduate programs in Mexico. That shows that the majority of Mexican graduate programs are excluded from the additional resources the Board offers for their strengthening.
Jan Amos Comenius: vigencia y modernidad de un pensador universal de la educación.
Authors: Von Bennewitz Eduardo , Meyer Ewald , Fredes Claudio
Published: August 2018

The celebration of the 350th anniversary of the publication of the educational works collection "Opera didactica omniaâ€ related to equity problems in Chilean education and the development of an education reform in the country provides a baseline to revise and expose the historical context trying to explain thought trends underlying the works of the great Czech pedagogue Comenius. Teachersâ€™ need to use didactics on classrooms, "learning-by-doingâ€, the role of the State and the whole society on education are permanent questions that Comenius clearly addressed almost four centuries ago. His works have motivated the creation of the best educational systems around the world. Comenius is considered as the first specialist supporting education as a legitimate science. His ideas have been crucial for the development of didactics, the educational psychological theories and the internationalization and democratization of education. The present study updates Comeniusâ€™ work and postulates in order to contribute to the debate about the need of improving Chilean current education.
Oferta científico-tecnológica de la macro región centro sur de Chile y su relación con sistemas productivos regionales
Authors: Moffat Sergio , Lisperguer Justo , Yévenes Ariel
Published: August 2018

The article presents a "Baseline Study of Scientific Technological Supply of Universities in Chilean Southern Central Macro Region in relation to the Current Status and Projections of Regional Productive Economic Systemsâ€, developed by Universidad del Bío-Bío for the Higher Council of Education (CSE). It points that the connection between scientific technology supply and demand in Chile represents a challenge for regional innovation systems. So, it aims to generate basic knowledge about scientifictechnological supply and demand in Chilean southern central macro region. It suggests that it is at regional level where there is a higher density of connections which capitalize complex knowledge, a key factor for development.
Información y toma de decisiones: oficinas de análisis institucional en universidades chilenas.
Authors: Rivera Felipe , Astudillo Pablo , Fernández Enrique
Published: August 2018

This article analyzes the creation and functioning of Institutional Analysis Offices which are increasingly important in Chilean universities. This research is based on interviews and surveys carried out in 13 institutions during 2007. Their main findings indicate that these Institutional Analysis Offices have become central units for information processing, relation to the environment, self-reflection and deviation corrections. Their creation, however, represents some complexities.
El Aporte Fiscal Directo para instituciones del Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (1993-2008).
Authors: Worner Carlos H.
Published: August 2018

The present work reviews the yearly development of the State direct support to Chilean universities belonging to Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH) during 1993- 2008. This base support is assigned according to specific performance parameters and results are discussed in the present note.
Alfabetización económica en estudiantes de la carrera de Psicología.
Authors: Denegri Marianela , Cabezas Daniel , Páez Alex , Vargas Mauricio , Sepúlveda Jocelyne
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research was to determinate the level of economic literacy of psychology students of Universidad de La Frontera, Chile. The Economic Literacy Test for Adults (TAE-A) was applied in 172 students, from which 111 were women. Results indicate that psychology students hold a middle level of economic literacy with significant differences on the academic level and no differences for gender. Interpretation of results takes into account impacts of obligatory formation in Economic Psychology at specific academic levels and the need to develop skills in this area for personal formation and the future professional practice.
Alfabetización digital y docencia universitaria: el caso de la Escuela de Periodismo de la USACH.
Authors: Román Eduardo
Published: August 2018

Current digital literacy programs face difficulties and access inequalities to computer equipment related to cultural differences in reading. This situation is more evident in specialized university schools, where teachers and students adopt new communications technologies as an object of study. A survey carried out in the School of Journalism, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, demonstrated that teachers still use traditional methods and supports in their classes, despite there are enough technological resources and an environment continually updating.
El CSE y la orientación vocacional. Experiencia de asistencia técnica en dos liceos de Maipú y Peñalolén
Authors: Geoffroy Esteban
Published: August 2018

This paper presents the experience of Higher Council of Education (CSE, for the Spanish acronym) in the counseling field. First, it shows the evolution of the link between CSE and the world of secondary education and the efforts made to create a network and an electronic forum for high school counselors. As a second point, the document explains the difficulties of this experience and how the working strategy have switched from focusing on counselors to focusing on counseling as an aspect of school management. Finally, the paper presents a project supporting counseling in Maipú and Peñalolén towns since 2008 and the lessons learned.
Los rankings de las instituciones de educación superior: una revisión del panorama internacional.
Authors: Pérez-Esparrells Carmen , López García Ana M.
Published: August 2018

In the last few years, internationalization process of higher education has become one of the most important phenomena. Focusing on an international comparison about higher education, there are currently an increasing number of rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs) at local, national and international levels. These rankings and league tables cannot be obviated because they directly or indirectly concern the entire university community. The aim of this article is two-fold. For one hand, it describes the main characteristics and trends of international rankings of higher education institutions. For the other hand, it reflects on strategies for the future of HEIs based on SWOT analysis on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of university rankings.
La acreditación en la generación de información sobre la calidad de la educación superior.
Authors: Rodríguez-Ponce Emilio , Fleet Nicolás , Delgado Milagros
Published: August 2018

This essay discusses limitations of higher education system to produce information about its own quality. These emerge from an imbalance between the prevailing interests in the systems diverse coordination poles (institutions,Â market and State). This article proposes the accreditation process as a counteracting mechanism and redefines it from its capacity to produce information about higher education quality which leads to strengthen regulations for the whole system and improve its results. Hence, regulation and information are not replaceable strategies and their mutual empowerment represents a development for the higher education system.Â
Evaluación de profesores universitarios por sus labores de investigación y creación.
Authors: Minniti Dante , Irarrázaval Pablo , Villegas Ignacio , Pérez Fernando , Ferrari Mauricio
Published: August 2018

This work describes the evaluation process of faculty members in academic activities such as research and creation. It is aimed at reaching universal criteria relevant to all disciplines in order to objectify the evaluation of the individual academic performance. To this end. this process focuses in comparing scientific and art areas. Likewise. it presents a series of specific considerations related to the evaluation of each area and points out the relevant parameters to be evaluated. This analysis could be helpful for other institutions also having to evaluate an academic activity that is diverse in its nature always taking into account that research and creation are all sources of knowledge.
Impacto de las políticas de aseguramiento de la calidad en programas de educación superior: un estudio exploratorio.
Authors: Scharager Judith , Aravena María Teresa
Published: August 2018

This research was aimed to describe the perception of academic units' managers about the impact that participation has on accreditation processes and to compare impact profiles according to different categories. To that end, 95 careers accredited by Comisión Nacional de Acreditación de Pregrado (CNAP) between 2001 and 2006 completed an online questionnaire. Careers were classified into a taxonomy combining two criteria: (1) number of years of accreditation and (2) number of careers accredited in the institution. This classification differentiates 4 groups organized around a continuum defined by these criteria. According to results, we can conclude that there are few significant differences among careers. Those of Category 1 tend to perceive more changes attributable to the accreditation process in some factors. Careers of category 4 tend to consider certain changes as less important. All of them consider that innovations applied to supporting mechanisms for students are positive.
Educación superior: institucionalidad para los nuevos desafíos.
Authors: Marshall Jorge
Published: August 2018

As starting point, this paper takes the idea that the Chilean higher education system - as a result of reforms by the beginning of eighties â€“ shows important institutional shortcomings to face today challenges. After analyzing those shortcomings, it discusses and submits factors to consider in defining a new institutionalism providing suitable incentives for the higher education system to work accordingly to challenges of this new century.Â
El aprendizaje y el conocimiento académico sobre la enseñanza como claves para mejorar la docencia universitaria.
Authors: González Carlos
Published: August 2018

The recent report about Chilean higher education published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD, 2009) has pointed to serious problems in undergraduate university teaching. This paper synthesizes the main outcomes from international researches developed over the last 30 years about how university students learn, learning elements and alignment of teaching to improve outcomes. It also describes experiences from Europe and Australasia and presents their outcomes to contribute to current debate on how to improve university teaching in Chilean universities.
Pertinencia de la formación técnica de nivel superior en relación con la estrategia nacional de innovación para la competitividad.
Authors: Carrasco Pablo , Venables Juan Pablo
Published: August 2018

For fist time in Chile, the creation of a national innovation strategy for competitiveness lays the foundations for the development path our country should follow in the coming years. For its implementation, however, it is necessary to address some gaps previously identified. In terms of human capital, this article reviews the supply and demand for technical higher education and discusses its relevance in relation to productive development clusters noting the lack of coordination between both sectors and identifying some challenges.
Educación superior y la pirámide: direcciones de desarrollo del sector no universitario en Argentina, Chile y Perú.
Authors: Orellana Natalia
Published: August 2018

This comparative study explores institutional diversity in three South American higher educationsystems: Argentina, Chile and Peru. From a perspective of external diversity (among institutions),it offers a differentiated understanding on the ways in which the emergency of providers outsidethe university patterns have been promoted and developed identifying tensions, challenges andcurrent responses. The diversification process ended with the university monopoly in highereducation but not with its condition as an institutional referent. However, a variety of providersare strengthening their increasing role by showing positive achievements in aspects as stability,regulation, information systems and quality enhancement.
Los desafíos de La Industralización: debates y propuestas parlamentarias en torno a la Educación Técnica Industrial. Chile 1929-1952.
Authors: Rivera Francisco
Published: August 2018

This article analyzes some proposals related to the industrial technical education debates held in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, in the context of economic and social reforms derived primarily from the 1929 crisis. In that sense, we examine ideas and proposals concerning to the formation of skilled labour to meet one of the major challenges to the socioeconomic modernization. The process of transformation of the technical education system reached its greatest expression with the founding of the Universidad Técnica del Estado (State Technical University) in 1947 conceived as the institution in charge of forming senior technical staff to support the implementation of national industrialization.
Adaptación de la Metodología Tuning para el levantamiento del perfil de egreso de los alumnos de bachillerato de la Universidad de Los Andes.
Authors: Aguilera Juan Carlos , Cuevas Gabriela
Published: August 2018

This paper is aimed to present in detail a survey it conducted on the graduation profile of students in the Baccalaureate Program of the Universidad de los Andes (Chile), using an adaptation of the methodology deriving from the Tuning Project and the Tuning Project for Latin America and the Guidelines for the profile forming of graduation from the Universidad de los Andes (CHILE). Considering that Baccalaureate Program has a preparatory character for university studies, this work is an innovation since it adapts a methodology aimed to develop career profiles with professional output.
Experiencias y aspectos a considerar para la implementación de un sistema de información de apoyo para el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida en Chile.
Authors: Espinoza Oscar , González Luis Eduardo
Published: August 2018

This study is aimed to identify the requirements for the creation of an information system oriented to support long lasting learning in Chile based on a diagnosis of the information available in different sources. To this end, it has developed an analytical model including strategies needed to achieve long lasting learning, mechanisms and instruments to carry out those strategies, recommendations for the design of such an information system and resources needed. Recommendations organize the resources in four dimensions: i) stages of labour-educational paths, ii) information requirements by different users; iii) users themselves; and iv) organizations providing information.
La dimensión interaccional en la supervisión de prácticas docentes. Una aproximación desde la transdisciplinariedad.
Authors: Andreucci Paola
Published: August 2018

This work is based on a joint proposal of a cross-discipline study and a teacher supervision process from a relational perspective. It addresses the epistemological complexity (Morin, 2007) of using supervision discursive contributions from various disciplines: pedagogy, philosophy and dialogic language. The first of them include principles and rules of classification and framing (Bernstein, 1975, 1985, 1999) to clarify and define the characteristics of the device and pedagogical discourse. From philosophy and science dialogic (Bajtín, 2003, 2008), it relieves the generation of subjectivity from a re-action to others. The proposal is exemplified in a supervisory material offering some guidelines for its implementation.
El enfoque reflexivo en la formación docente.
Authors: Tagle Tania
Published: August 2018

The process of designing a Programme focused on developing teachers' professional competence is a challenging task. Within this framework, the reflective approach includes some elements that are important to take into account in this designing process. In relation to this, the reflective approach takes into consideration the following elements: trainees' beliefs, articulation between theory and practice, and reflection.
Los ciclos iniciales optativos del Centro Universitario de la Región Este: innovación y flexibilidad curricular en la Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
Authors: Rodríguez Pilar , Brum Laura , Cantieri Rossana , Laporta Paula , Verrastro Natalia
Published: August 2018

The Republic University of Uruguay (UR) has begun a process of decentralization and deep changes. In this framework the Optional Initial Cycles (CIO, for the Spanish acronym) are created as an alternative route of entry into the university, which aim to facilitate access and decrease student desertion. This article describes the implementation and evaluation of the CIO in the context of university decentralization and the creation of the Eastern University Regional Centre. CIOâ€™s main characteristics as an innovative program are the curriculum flexibility and the integration of knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach. Finally, it describes the strengths and challenges of the program and the implementation of improvements.
Relación entre la experiencia de aprendizaje de estudiantes universitarios y la docencia de sus profesores.
Authors: González Carlos , Montenegro Helena , López Lorena , Munita Isabel , Collao Paula
Published: August 2018

This article provides the outcomes from a research about the association between ways to address the learning of undergraduate students and the teaching from their teachers. Results show that those who deeply address their learning tend to have positive perceptions of the learning situation and to participate in courses where the teachers focus on their students and the conceptual change. It proposes practices for undergraduate teaching and promotes researches in the field. In relation to practical proposals, it suggests to promote a teaching academic development in line with the research results. With regard to future researches, it proposes to replicate this study in different contexts, to investigate on how students address the learning processes in specific careers or courses and to evaluate in which ways the teaching development may change the teachers' practices.
Elige Educar, un punto de encuentro entre actores para mejorar la calidad de la educación en Chile.
Authors: Medeiros María Paz , Gutiérrez Gabriel , Hochschild Hernán , Lira Rafael
Published: August 2018

This document systematizes the work of the public private initiative "Elige Educarâ€ (Choose teaching), which constitutes an innovative social entrepreneurship aimed to reverse the low levels of social valuation of teachers in Chile. To that end, it sets a context for understanding the rationale and explains its action in general terms. Likewise, it specially reviews the work Elige Educar has developed with a number of Universities, both in attracting talented students through scholarships and through communications campaigns developed by the initiative. Finally, it presents challenges in terms of work in schools of education of different Universities.
La experiencia de estudiantes de contextos vulnerables en diferentes instituciones de Educación Superior Universitaria (IESU): Resultados de investigación.
Authors: Leyton Daniel , Vásquez Alba , Fuenzalida Valentina
Published: August 2018

This paper presents the main results of a study about students' experiences in social and academic integration in 4 different types of universities. Results are based primarily in 29 interviews to students from vulnerable social backgrounds. The main findings show that in the elite university it dominates a declass experience as an integration strategy marked by denying social origins. In the academic and non-academic multi-class universities, the experiences are featured by social closure along with positive perception of social heterogeneity. In turn, in the academic multi-class university, high academic integration is expressed in their commitments and transformations of their study practices. Finally, at the lower-class university, there are precarious levels of social and academic integration despite the existing class identity among students.
La oferta de educación superior de pregrado en Chile desde la perspectiva territorial: inequidades y asimetrías en el mercado.
Authors: Donoso Sebastián , Arias Óscar , Weason Macarena , Frites Claudio
Published: August 2018

This article is aimed to analyze the distribution of higher education from a territorial perspective based on data about vacant places in all academic programs of year 2011. To this end, it examines vacant places available in each type of institution, in each area of knowledge and type of career. With this data, about region and municipality, it reviews supply in terms of complexity and forms of distribution, setting a typology that describes them along with the territorial component. It presents final considerations about the evolution of the supply in higher education and highlights the market weaknesses to address development policies on human capital in synergy with improvement strategies and territorial aptitudes.
Diseño e implementación de Sistema de Seguimiento de Estudiantes y Titulados de la Universidad Diego Portales.
Authors: Valenzuela Carolina , Pérez Sebastián
Published: August 2018

As part of its quality assurance strategies, Diego Portales University (UDP) has developed a system for monitoring students" evaluations in their undergraduate programs and the institution, as well as their university experience. The system is composed by a set of surveys that students answer at different stages of their academic progression: at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of their undergraduate programs as well as their first years in the labor market. This system allows UDP to analyze each of these moments independently and at the same time, studying the same students across their programs with a long-term focus.
La acreditación de la calidad educativa y la percepción de su impacto en la gestión académica: el caso de una institución del sector no universitario en México.
Authors: Salas Durazo Iván Alejandro
Published: August 2018

This article analyzes the perceptions about the impact of educational program accreditation in the institutional management. As lines of analysis, we use system and institutional quality, infrastructure improvement, curriculum development and academic administration. The methodology consists in a case study using the qualitative perspective. Relevant actors were interviewed in order to identify similarities and differences in perceptions about the impact of accreditation in their daily practice. Our main finding shows that the inclusion of external accreditation organizations has positively transformed teaching and administrative practice in the institution analyzed. It highlights the use of planning and management tools to systematize the educative processes. Also, indicators seem to have a direct effect on decision making processes. As a negative effect, quality is misunderstood just as the fulfillment of institutional goals and indicators.
Factores asociados a la deserción/retención de los estudiantes mapuche de la Universidad de La Frontera e incidencia de los programas de apoyo académico.
Authors: Navarrete Susana , Candia Ruth , Puchi Rodrigo
Published: August 2018

As a regional institution, Universidad de La Frontera enrolls students from disadvantaged public schools and low income households and an important proportion of these students belong to Mapuche communities. In this context, the present study aims to identify factors associated to dropout and retention rates among Mapuche students of Universidad de La Frontera as well as evaluate the impact of academic support programs. The data analysis has identified the type of school as a significant variable to identify risk of dropping out the university during the first year, although it loses significance for students after the third year. On the other hand, the most disadvantaged students who participate in academic support programs show better indicators for retention and graduation.
Mercado de profesores en el sistema escolar urbano chileno.
Authors: Sánchez María Jesús , Gutiérrez Gabriel , Hochschild Hernán , Medeiros María Paz , Ortiz Marcela , Sepúlveda María José
Published: August 2018

This study explores the current market conditions of teacher labor in the Chilean school system. It also makes forecasts about the future behavior of the demand of teachers required by Chilean urban schools and the supply to fulfill it by 2020. As current trends persist, there will be a national overstock of teachers in elementary and secondary education and its specialties. Finally, it analyzes the possible impact of public policies aimed to improve selection criteria of students entering to education programs and to increase the number of non-teaching hours for teachers.
Un modelo de monitoreo de los aprendizajes durante la formación inicial docente: una oportunidad de contar con evidencia concreta de la calidad de los programas
Authors: Del Río Francisca , Concha Soledad , Salas Natalia , Treviño Ernesto , Walker Horacio
Published: August 2018

This article describes the design, potential use, strengths and weaknesses of an Evaluation and Monitoring System aimed to evidence the key learnings of teacher education students at Universidad Diego Portales in Chile. This innovation, applied since 2011, allows faculty members and program authorities to know about the learning of their students and take informed decisions accordingly. The article makes the case that this type of evidence is central to assess the quality of teacher education programs.
¿Judicialización de la educación superior?
Authors: León José Julio
Published: August 2018

The term "judicialization" and even "judicial activism" is often used when people resort to the judicial system to demand their fundamental rights, in particular when it is related to the adjudication of economic and social rights. Some authors consider that extending the scope of judicial authority represents a risk to democracy (progressive argument) or to legal certainty (conservative argument). This article analyzes the jurisprudence of the higher courts in the last five years in areas as consumer protection, protection of basic rights and application of general rules for institutions of higher education. In practice, there is not an excessive level of intervention by judges; in effect there is no "judicial activism" in applying student rights or the requirements of the legal framework. On the contrary, recent jurisprudence has simply accompanied and contributed to consolidate what has been termed "a culture of rights". It is a condition for democracy that judges base their decisions on existing rules and not on their political or public policy preferences.
Elección de carrera en estudiantes de nivel socioeconómico bajo de universidades chilenas altamente selectivas
Authors: Carrasco Evelyn , Zuñiga Claudia , Espinoza Jacqueline
Published: August 2018

This research aimed to identify and describe the factors associated with career choice among low socioeconomic-status newcomers enrolled in highly selective universities at the Metropolitan Region of Chile. In addition, it sought to detect similarities and differences among students entering through regular admission (PSU) versus affirmative programs. From a qualitative approach, the research is based on the Social Cognitive Career Theory and included semi-structured group interviews and thematic content analysis. Results are classified into three categories: personal, contextual and agency. Finally, the document presents findings and forecasts for future studies.
La acreditación de las carreras artísticas de pregrado en Chile.
Authors: Villegas Ignacio
Published: August 2018

The present study addresses accreditation processes for Chilean undergraduate programs in arts, in light of Law 20129 and based on the results of a study carried out in 2013 by the Chilean National Council of Education (CNED). To this aim, this study identifies a set of characteristics shared by the four accrediting agencies operating in the arts sector, especially those regarding to peer reviewers and accreditation councils. It also describes the general aspects of the 52 undergraduate programs in arts currently implemented in Chile. After the interpretation of the results, this study proposes improvement measures from the perspective of increasing thoroughness within these processes. Considering this is an area that is focused on the creation and/or reflection of arts projects, it is recommended that the corresponding accreditation agencies incorporate knowledge of other geographical and cultural regions within Chile, such as other universities, so as to widen their theoretical and epistemological perspectives on arts, thus ensuring greater objectivity and accuracy in the accreditation labor. This study also reviews the accreditation experiences of arts programs in other Latin American countries, as well as the analysis the Chilean National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) carried out in 2011 on the subject.
Encuestas de evaluación docente y sesgos de género: un estudio exploratorio
Authors: Medel Rodrigo , Asún Rodrigo
Published: August 2018

This paper reports the findings of a study about the gender patterns present in the responses of a survey about evaluation of teaching (SET) applied to Chilean university students. Using multivariate statistics, it analyses 9132 questionnaires responded by students from a social science faculty and found evidence of the following patterns: female teachers tend to be significantly better evaluated by undergraduate students than by graduate students, and male students are the ones that worst evaluate them. In addition, female teachers are best evaluated on responsibility and teaching skills, but worse in disciplinary domain. Finally, it analyzes the implications of these results for the theoretic and applied validity of SETs in Chile.
Sistematización de la implementación del sistema de ingreso prioritario de equidad educativa (ex-cupo de equidad) en la carrera de Psicología de la Universidad de Chile 2010-2012
Authors: Castro María Paulina , Aranda Carolina , Castro Carolina , De Torres Horacio , Lizama Catalina , Williams Juan
Published: August 2018

This paper describes the implementation of the Equality in Education Admission System (SIPEE for the Spanish acronym) in Psychology at University of Chile (2010 and 2012). It describes and explains both the characteristics of the system and the strategy used by the institution to adapt to diversity. Results (access, achievement, retention) are analyzed according to the way the students are admitted. It observes a reversion of inequalities in access, but not in relation to academic achievement, that takes two years to equalize among the students. Even though young people value the supporting systems provided to teachers and students, they demand improvements in diverse aspects. Finally, it highlights the expansion of this pilot in 2013 to the whole University.
Coherencia entre perfiles de egreso e instrumentos de evaluación en carreras de educación básica en Chile.
Authors: Moller Isabel , Gómez Héctor
Published: August 2018

The present article presents the results of an analysis of the existing relationship between the competencies or skills, declared in the graduate profiles of different primary education teacher preparation programs, and the evaluation indicators used in the various disciplines outlined in the curriculum. The study aims to evaluate the correspondence and progression in the attainment and development of said competencies and in turn, the degree of consistency between the profiles and assessments, specifically for the disciplines of Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction, of four institutions of higher learning. The main findings of the study indicate that although the teachers demonstrate a culture of assessment, which considers the use of systematized criteria and indicators in assessment frameworks familiar to the students, there are no strategies, by way of an intentional and reflective practice of incorporating the competencies of each discipline and their respective assessment tools, that would guarantee the progressive attainment of the skills declared in the profiles. As a result, significant aspects of the graduate profiles remain unassessed.
Articulación de la educación técnico profesional: una contribución para su comprensión y consideración desde la política pública.
Authors: Sevilla María Paola , Farías Mauricio , Weintraub Marcela
Published: August 2018

In an era characterized by constant technological changes and a demand for high-level technical skills, Secondary Vocational Technical Education needs to project itself far beyond the secondary curriculum and provide clear opportunities for further learning. This article aims to contribute to a broader knowledge regarding the challenge of articulation in this field. To this end, along with a revision of international experience and case studies of the Chilean context, the article aims to provide a definition of articulation coherent with the purposes of vocational education. The findings reveal that the countries that have made progress in connecting the distinct levels of vocational technical educational offerings, have explicitly declared that articulation is a prioritized goal and have carried out multiple actions in order to achieve it. Chile, however, lacks a national policy agenda for this field and standards that would facilitate an efficient education trajectory for the most vulnerable students that pursue technical careers. The advances in articulation are in their early stages, and generally limited to curriculum, which in practice translates into unique institutional agreements, that function for institutions of higher learning as a mechanism to target the predetermined market of vocational students. The study suggests the urgency of taking measures to advance towards an education system that would facilitate and promote the accumulation of technically skilled human capital and that would thus favor economic growth and greater equality of opportunity.
Plan Maestro, diálogos para la profesión docente.
Authors: Hochschild Hernán , Díaz Facundo , Walker Joaquín , Schiappacasse Jorge , Medeiros María Paz
Published: August 2018

The following document systematizes the experience of "El Plan Maestro", its creation process, the methodology developed and the main proposals generated. "El Plan Maestro" was formed by a group of 20 diverse institutions that created a platform for citizen participation with the objective to develop -within 120 days- public policy proposals that would influence the discussion of teacher related policies. The process included different levels of participation in which various actors discussed topics that affect today's teachers and the need to make the topic of teaching a national priority, in light of the current discussion of educational reforms. This article delineates the twelve guiding principles for national teaching policy that emerged from these conversations. Said principles, along with 130 proposals, seek to lay the groundwork for the development of the teaching profession, and to improve the preparation and teaching conditions for educators in Chile, with the goal of achieving greater quality and equity in education for all of Chile's children.