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020			_a9781464810152 _c _39.95 USD
020			_z9781464810145
035			_a(The World Bank)211014
040			_aDJBF _beng _cDJBF _erda
100	1		_aMarta Ferreyra, Maria. _926433
245	1	0	_aAt a Crossroads : _bHigher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean / _cMaria Marta Ferreyra.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bThe World Bank, _c2017.
300			_a1 online resource (298 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aDirections in Development;Directions in Development - Human Development
520	3		_aHigher 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aHigher Education _926434
650		4	_aHigher Education Access _926435
650		4	_aHigher Education Enrollment _926436
650		4	_aHigher Education Quality _926437
650		4	_aHigher Education Supply _926438
700	1		_aAvitabile, Ciro. _926439
700	1		_aBotero Alvarez, Javier. _926440
700	1		_aHaimovich Paz, Francisco. _926441
700	1		_aMarta Ferreyra, Maria. _926433
700	1		_aUrzua, Sergio. _926442
776	0	8	_aPrint Version: _z9781464810145
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library. _926443
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1014-5
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