The Fast Track to New Skills : Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- New Data to Answer New Questions -- General Landscape of SCPs in LAC -- Labor Market Outcomes of SCP Graduates -- Supply of SCPs -- What Makes a Program "Good"? -- Policy to Realize the Potential of SCPs -- Notes -- References -- Introduction -- Defining SCPs -- What Is a "Good" SCP? -- World Bank Short-Cycle Program Survey -- Framework of the Book -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 Landscape of Short-Cycle Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- Institutional Landscape -- Five Stylized Facts -- Critical Institutional Aspect: Funding -- Institutions and Students in Five Countries -- Conclusions -- Annex 1A. Country Administrative Information -- Annex 1B. Institutional Framework for WBSCPS Countries -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Are Short-Cycle Programs Worthwhile? -- Introduction -- What Do We Know? -- Economic Value of SCPs in LAC -- Costs, Duration, and Economic Returns: Chile and Colombia -- Expanding the Supply of SCPs: Who Would Benefit and Why? -- Contribution (Value Added) of SCPs -- Demand for SCP Graduates: Exploiting Data on Vacancies -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Supply of Short-Cycle Programs -- Introduction -- Dynamics and Competition in SCP Markets -- Role of Location -- Programs and Providers in LAC -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Quality Determinants of Short-Cycle Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Introduction -- Defining and Measuring SCP Quality -- SCP Quality Determinants -- Associations between SCP Quality Determinants and Student Outcomes -- Conclusions -- Annex 4A. Quality Determinants and Outcomes -- Annex 4B. Quality Determinants of Short-Cycle Programs, by Type of Higher Education Institution -- Notes -- References.
Year of publication: |
2021 ; 1st ed.
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Authors: | Ferreyra, María Marta |
Other Persons: | Dinarte Díaz, Lelys (contributor) ; Urzúa, Sergio (contributor) ; Bassi, Marina (contributor) |
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[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : World Bank Publications |
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Extent: | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4648-1707-6 ; 978-1-4648-1706-9 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014472858
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