Education Reform in Chile

Education Reform in Chile

Designing a Fairer, Better Higher

Education System

Graduate Policy Workshop

Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton

University

Authors: Maria Arango, Stuart Evans, Zaitun Quadri

Workshop Advisor: John Londregan January 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary...............................................................................................7 Chilean Higher Education in Context..........................................................................9 The Role of Higher Education................................................................................16

Why Do We Value Education?...............................................................................16 Developing Policy Principles...........................................................................17 Designing a Fairer, Better Higher Education System.....................................................19

General Recommendations............................................................................19

Financing and Funding.................................................................................21 Quality and Accreditation.............................................................................26

Selection and Access....................................................................................30

Conclusions.......................................................................................................32 Appendix 1. ........................................................................................................34

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors wish to thank the many people both in the United States and Chile who took the time to speak to us about our research.

Christopher Neilson Daniel Hojman Ernesto Silva Medez Francisco Gallego Gregory Elacqua Jos? Joaqu?n Brunner Manuel Sep?lveda Maria Teresa Marshall Mariana Aylwin Miguel Crispi Patricio Meller Ra?l Figueroa Salas Ricardo Paredes Sergio Urzua Sr. Juan Larrain Correa Victor Orellana Federico Huneeus

Assistant Professor of Economics & Public Affairs, Princeton University Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Presidente de la Uni?n Dem?crata Independiente (UDI) Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica de Chile Director, Insituto de Pol?ticas P?blicas, Universidad Diego Portales Professor, Universidad Diego Portales Director de Pol?tica Educativa, Educaci?n 2020 Executive Director, CRUCH Former Minister of Education, Chile Advisor, Ministerio de Educacion Chile President, Fundaci?n Chile Executive Director and Founder, Acci?n Educar Rector, DUOC UC Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Maryland Vicerrector, Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica Director, Fundaci?n Nodo XXI PhD Candidate, Princeton University

The views and opinions expressed in this report are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the interviewees, their organizations, or Princeton University.

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

AFD AFI CAE CFT CPI CRUCH CNA CNAP

CNED CONAP

CONICYT

CSE DIVESUP FDI FSCU HECS HELP HEP IP LGE MECESUP

MINEDUC OECD PAA PSU SIES SINEC-ES

UF

Direct public support (Aporte Fiscal Directo) Indirect public support (Aporte Fiscal Indirecto) State Guaranteed Loan System (Cr?dito con Aval del Estado) Technical Training Centers (Centro de Formaci?n T?cnica) Consumer Price Index Council of Rectors (Consejo de Rectores) National Accreditation commission (Comisi?n Nacional de Acreditaci?n) Commission for the evaluation of undergraduate programmes (Comisi?n Nacional de Acreditaci?n de Pregrado) National Education Council (Consejo Nacional de Educaci?n) Commission for the evaluation of postgraduate programmes (Comisi?n Nacional de Acreditaci?n de Postgrado) National commission for science and technology (Comisi?n Nacional de Investigaci?n Cient?fica y Tecnol?gica) Higher Education Council (Consejo Superior de Educaci?n) Higher Education Division in the Ministry of Education (Divisi?n de Educaci?n Superior) Institutional Development Fund (Fondo de Desarrollo Institucional) University Credit Solidarity Fund (Fondo Solidario de Cr?dito Universitario) Higher Education Contribution Scheme Higher Education Loan Program Higher Education Provider Professional institutes (Institutos Profesionales) General Education Law Quality and Equity Improvement in Higher Education (Mejoramiento de la Calidad y la Equidad en la Educaci?n Superior) Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educaci?n) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Academic Aptitude Test (Prueba de Aptitud Acad?mica) University Entry Test (Prueba de Selecci?n Universitaria) Higher Education Information System (Sistema de Informaci?n de la Educaci?n Superior) National Quality Assurance System for Higher Education (Sistema Nacional de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educaci?n Superior) Consumer Price Index in Chile (Unidad de Fomento)

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