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- Title
Educación superior y educación general: más allá del desafío de la productividad y la competitividad.
- Authors
Hurtado, Jimena
- Abstract
This article discusses the current state of the education system in Colombia. The author comments on the influence of the Colombian economy on both higher and general education. She also describes the importance of education in a democratic society such as Colombia, including proper and informed political participation. A brief history of the higher education system in Colombia dating from the end of the Spanish colonial period in the early 19th century, is provided, and the need for educational reform is also explored.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; HIGHER education; EDUCATIONAL change; EDUCATION policy; DEMOCRACY; EDUCATION; DEMOCRACY &; education; POLITICAL participation; EDUCATION &; economics; HISTORY of education
- Publication
Revista de Estudios Sociales, 2014, Issue 50, p25
- ISSN
0123-885X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7440/res50.2014.05