TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecuador's Higher Education System in Times of Change
AU - Van Hoof, Hubert B.
AU - Estrella, Mateo
AU - Eljuri, Marie Isabel
AU - León, Leonardo Torres
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Ecuador's higher education system is undergoing dramatic changes. The National Constitution of 2008 and the Higher Education Law of 2010 have changed the way Ecuador's universities are funded, administered, and accredited. The importance of research was elevated and drastic changes were made to the academic qualifications and employment conditions of full-time faculty. This article describes the attempt to raise the level of Ecuador's system of higher education and its impact on faculty and administrators.
AB - Ecuador's higher education system is undergoing dramatic changes. The National Constitution of 2008 and the Higher Education Law of 2010 have changed the way Ecuador's universities are funded, administered, and accredited. The importance of research was elevated and drastic changes were made to the academic qualifications and employment conditions of full-time faculty. This article describes the attempt to raise the level of Ecuador's system of higher education and its impact on faculty and administrators.
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U2 - 10.1177/1538192713495060
DO - 10.1177/1538192713495060
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884278265
SN - 1538-1927
VL - 12
SP - 345
EP - 355
JO - Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
JF - Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
IS - 4
ER -