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dc.titleCommunity Colleges: A Model for Latin America?
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Claudio de Moura
dc.contributor.authorBernasconi, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorVerdisco, Aimee
dc.contributor.authorLevy, Daniel C.
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Candido
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, Norma M.
dc.contributor.authorRegnier, Karla
dc.contributor.authorCaruso, Luiz Antonio Cruz
dc.contributor.authorTigre, Paulo Bastos
dc.contributor.editorCastro, Claudio de Moura
dc.contributor.editorGarcía, Norma M.
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Sector
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-08-09T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2003-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis IDB book includes presentations from the international policy dialogue seminar entitled "New Options for Higher Education in Latin America: Lessons from the Community College Experience." The seminar was sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and held from September 4-8, 2000. The event was attended by participants from 16 Latin American countries and the United States, and included small group discussions of the community college model as well as several short-term post secondary career initiatives being implemented in Latin America. This book explores how these institutions can help address the very challenges faced by post-secondary education in the region: an expanding and heterogeneous clientele, a lack of alternative social mobility options for people unable to attend traditional universities, and the need for more relevant curriculum that emphasized knowledge and skills better attuned to the needs of the job market.
dc.format.extent202;242
dc.identifier.isbn1931003467
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Community-Colleges-A-Model-for-Latin-America.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-modelo-del-instituto-técnico-superior-norteamericano-Lecciones-para-América-Latina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectSchool-to-Work Transition
dc.subjectVocational and Technical Education
dc.subject.keywordssocial mobility; democratization of education; financing; incentive framework; higher education; teaching methods; accessibility; innovations in teaching; financial aid; vocational education; EDU-2002-20;movilidad social; democratización de la educación; financiamiento; incentivos; educación superior; métodos de enseñanza; accesibilidad; innovaciones en la enseñanza; ayuda financiera; capacitación vocacional
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberBooks
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