| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Chile's higher education system: structure and policies behind increased enrollment / María Veronica Santelices, Ximena Catalán and Catherine Horn -- United States postsecondary education as a point of comparison / Catherine Horn, Maria Veronica Santelices, and Ximena Catalán -- The role of information in students' transition to higher education / Maria Veronica Santelices, Ximena Catalán, Magdalena Zarhi, and Catherine Horn -- Tuition fees and student financial aid and higher education enrollment: the case of Chile / Carlos Williamson, Macarena Kutscher, Cristina Riquelme and Maria Veronica Santelices -- University admission criteria in Chile / Maria Veronica Santelices, Ximena Catalán and Catherine Horn -- High school ranking policy: expected and observed consequences / Maria Veronica Santelices, Ximena Catalán, Catherine Horn and Alejandra Venegas -- Equity admissions initiatives in Chile: experiences from three selective universities / Maria Veronica Santelices, Catherine Horn, and Ximena Catalán -- Effects of financial aid initiatives at the national level / Maria Veronica Santelices, Catherine Horn, Ximena Catalán and Diana Kruger -- Effects of financial aid at the institutional level / Catherine Horn, Macarena Alarcón, Maria Veronica Santelices and Ximena Catalán -- Conclusions and lessons learned / Maria Veronica Santelices, Catherine Horn, and Ximena Catalán |
| Summary |
"This book studies three factors affecting equity in higher education outcomes for the Chilean case: the decision-making of students transitioning to higher education, the admission process, and the role of financial aid. It assesses how effective the combination of policies implemented has been at increasing access and leveling academic outcomes"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Chile
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Educational equalization -- Chile
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education, Higher
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Educational equalization
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Chile
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Santelices, María Verónica, 1974- editor, contributor.
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Horn, Catherine, editor, contributor.
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Catalán, Ximena, 1984- editor, contributor.
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| ISBN |
9781498543484 |
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1498543480 |
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