Ecuador's Higher Education System in Times of Change

Hubert B. Van Hoof; Mateo Estrella; Marie Isabel Eljuri; Leonardo Torres León

doi:10.1177/1538192713495060

Ecuador's Higher Education System in Times of Change

Hubert B. Van Hoof
, Mateo Estrella
, Marie Isabel Eljuri
, Leonardo Torres León

School of Hospitality Management

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	345-355
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192713495060
State	Published - Oct 2013

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