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9781558763241

The Challenges Of Public Higher Education In The Hispanic Caribbean

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    9781558763241

  • ISBN10:

    1558763244

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-28
  • Publisher: Markus Wiener Pub

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Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Felix Matos Rodriguez
Preface ix
Ethel Rios Orlandi
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1(20)
Maria J. Canino
Part I The Transformation of Caribbean Higher Education
The Political Economy of Higher Education in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
21(26)
Carlos Alberto Torres
Daniel Schugurensky
Historical Overview of Higher Education in Puerto Rico (1903 to Present)
47(10)
Rafael Irizarry
Higher Education in Cuba: Its Historical Development
57(16)
Nora Arrechavaleta Guarton
Elvira Martin Sabina
The Historical Development of Higher Education in the Dominican Republic
73(12)
Baltasar Gonzalez Camilo
Part II Contradictions and Tensions in Carrying Out the University Mission
The Functions of Higher Education: Contradictions and Tensions in Achieving Social Objectives
85(10)
Victor Hugo Delancer
Epistemology and the University
95(8)
Rafael Aragunde
Higher Education in Cuba: Democratization and the Role of Women
103(20)
Maria Isabel Dominguez
On the University and Social Justice
123(10)
Marcos Villamdn
Higher Education and Fiscal Policies in New York: The 1990s Crisis of Priorities
133(12)
Ramon Bosque-Perez
Part III Public Policy and Higher Education in the Caribbean: Future Agendas
Higher Education in the Dominican Republic: A New Academic Pact
145(16)
Ruben Silie
Public Policy and Higher Education: A Cuban Perspective on an Agenda for the Twenty-First Century
161(14)
Elvira Martin Sabina
Jorge Gonzalez Corona
Public Policy and Public Higher Education in Puerto Rico
175(12)
Carlos Rodriguez Fraticelli
The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Institutions of Higher Education in the Dominican Republic
187(14)
Josefina Pimentel
The Mission, Challenges, and Opportunities Facing Cuban Institutions of Higher Education
201(10)
Jose Luis Almuinas Rivero
Juan Francisco Vega Mederos
Conclusion The Limits of Globalization: Caribbean Higher Education and the Borders that Remain 211(16)
Silvio Torres-Saillant
Notes 227(12)
Works Cited 239(14)
About the Editors and Contributors 253

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