Will the invisible hand fix private Latin American higher education?

• Autor(a) principal: Castro, Claudio de Moura
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Navarro, Juan Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng; spa
• Título da fonte: Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/ensaio/article/view/1055
• topic: Public; Private; Higher education; Universities; Postsecondary education; Liberal arts; Diversification; Technical education; Profits; Quality; Regulation. Accreditation; Authorization; Training of teachers; Teaching materials; Público; Privado; Educacion superior; Universidades; Educacion post-secundaria; Diversificacion; Educacion tecnica; Lucro; Calidad; Regulacion; Acreditacion; Autorizacion; Capacitacion docente; Materiales de enseñanza; Público; Privado; Educação superior; Universidade; Educação pos-secundaria; Diversificação; Educação tecnica; Lucro; Qualidade; Regulação; Acreditação; Autorização; Treinamento de professores; Materiais de ensino

The paper discusses the strengths and shortcomings of private higher education in Latin America. It argues that private institutions play an important role and shows - with numbers - that profits and quality education are unrelated. In discussing regulations, it argues that both neglect and heavy-handed policies are not producing the expected results. What less prosperous and smaller private institution need is public support, in order to offer decent quality education and innovate in non-traditional areas, such as post-secondary programs. Indeed, they need help to structure courses, prepare teaching materials and train its teachers.