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The Latin American University and its Role in the Transition toward an Effective Socio-Educational Model

Abstract

Objective: This article offers a historical overview of the change that the theorizations and applications in education have undergone, this is to identify the role of universities around the standards that have influenced current Latin American educational models.

Originality/contribution: In the Latin American context, the conceptualization of the logic followed by the university and its current use requires to be analyzed based on its application and transformation in agreement with society, pluridiversity, and the future vision.

Method: A review of both informative and legal documents was carried out with emphasis on Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru. Therefore, this research work is also a historiographical analysis aimed at understanding the implications of the change around theorizations and applications in education at universities.

Strategy/Data collection: (1) Review of the state of the art; (2) documentary analysis; (3) reflection and comparison of findings; (4) preparation of the article.

Conclusions: Higher education should be considered a key instrument in the configuration of a society with knowledge and values. In this sense, universities must present themselves as centers of debate, critical thinking, and defense of the rights of humanity. They should promote innovation and research, always in favor of improvement.

Keywords

Higher education, educational policies, Latin America, teaching models

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Author Biography

Sharon Centeno-Leyva

Maestranda en Educación Superior con mención en Docencia Universitaria e Investigación por la Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima, Perú, con especialización en gestión de la Calidad académica por la Universidad Científica del Sur, inclusión educativa e intervención en terapias basadas en evidencia en población infanto-juvenil, dedicada al área clínica-educativa en Centros de Educación Básica Regular (EBR) y Especial (EBE). Especialista en Psicometría, y uso de software estadísticos para el análisis de datos por la Universidad Continental, Lima, Perú. Autora y coautora de artículos científicos orientados a la línea de investigación de factores asociados al rendimiento académico, historia, formación y políticas en la Educación Superior. Miembro Acreditado de la Comunidad Virtual de Aprendizaje en  Investigación Cualitativa CVAIC-México, la Comunidad Internacional de Investigación Educativa CIIED y Red Educativa Mundial REDEM. Correo electrónico: sharonbri.cl@gmail.com


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