The International Higher Education Market: Mexico's Case

Autor/in	Andere, Eduardo
Titel	The International Higher Education Market: Mexico's Case
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 8 (2004) 1, S.56-85 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315303257116
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; International Cooperation; Foreign Countries; Scholarships; Finance Reform; Funding Formulas; Technical Assistance; Policy Analysis; Cost Effectiveness; Study Abroad; Exchange Programs; Case Studies; International Education; Student Financial Aid; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Ausland; Scholarship; Stipendium; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Funding; Finanzierung; Technische Hilfe; Politikfeldanalyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Internationale Erziehung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Mexiko
Abstract	For years student scholarship programs to promote knowledge or international cooperation have functioned without question in Mexico. Economics of education literature has questioned the validity of similar programs, and the paradigm is shifting from scholarship support to loan schemes and from merit- to need-based grants. This article, based on the Mexican case, analyzes two large governmental scholarship programs to finance international higher education: CONACYT (Mexican National Science and Technology Agency) and Fulbright. Using data published by the two programs, I conclude that the U.S. and Mexican administering agencies have implemented a scholarship policy that benefits a population group that did not need public support in the first place. Evidence seems to indicate that the taxpayers' funds have been used inefficiently. This calls for a significant change in policy for the Mexican case. Some lessons may be drawn for other countries with similar programs and similar levels of economic development. (Contains 9 tables, 2 figures and 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10