Curricular reform and the changing social role of public higher education in Costa Rica.

Autor/in	Twombly, Susan B.
Titel	Curricular reform and the changing social role of public higher education in Costa Rica.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 33 (1997) 1, S. 1-28Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 30; Tabellen 1
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1023/A:1002973502969
Schlagwörter	Allgemeinbildung; Allgemeinbildung; Costa Rica; Curriculum; Geisteswissenschaften; Privatisierung; Wettbewerb; Hochschule; Reform; Studiengang; Curriculum; Privatisierung; Wettbewerb; Geisteswissenschaften; Studiengang; Hochschule; Reform; Freie Trägerschaft; Costa Rica
Abstract	This paper traces how various dominant social, economic, and political philosophies are played out in debate over and changes in the general studies curriculum at the University of Costa Rica. This investigation reveals a close link between dominant ideolgies and the general studies curriculum. Specifically, the general studies program implemented in the 1970s which emphasized teaching about national problems and social responsibility, is currently being challenged by neoliberal policies and perceived competition from private universities... The debate over general studies serves as a unique opportunity to obeserve how competing social roles of higher education are played out in the university setting. The author concludes that the debate over general studies is really about the role and status of the University of Costa Rica in an environement that values privatization; individual, as opposed to societal, benefit from higher education; and professions such as management. (DIPF/Abstract übernommen)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1998_(CD)