The volume is organized around the themes of changing contexts and the shifting roles of higher education in Latin America. Essays address new ways for organizing, circulating, and distributing knowledge. Among the themes addressed are interdisciplinary study, public health, studies of the environment, new ways for teaching the social sciences, development based on knowledge, and information networks. Contributors are scholars at universities in Latin America and Europe. Mundo productivo y financiamiento , Vol.
Contributors are scholars, policymakers, and business leaders in Latin America and Europe.
Eight of the 12 essays were contributed by researchers and university administrators from Venezuela, with the remaining from Mexico, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Spain. Contributors are educators and policymakers. This book presents several projects in progress to develop evaluation and accreditation schemes in Latin America, with an emphasis on Mexico and Central America. The case of Colombia is also discussed. This volume addresses a range of issues that reflect trends in higher education as we approach the new millennium including international cooperation, mobility of credentials, new information technologies, and new pedagogical techniques.