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The University System and Economic Development in Mexico Since 1929 (Hardcover)
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The University System and Economic Development in Mexico Since 1929 (Hardcover)
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For decades, Mexican leaders and scholars as well as outside
observers have spoken of a Mexican university system in crisis,
expressing concern over student political activism and violence,
declining quality of instruction and facilities, crowded campuses,
and lack of employment for graduates. When the government harshly
suppressed a student movement in 1968, world attention focused on
the turmoil that was endemic in university life. During the severe
economic slump of the 1980s, the fundamental weaknesses of the
Mexican economy--its inefficiency and inability to compete in the
world--were often attributed to failings of the university system.
Using original quantitative data on the graduates of all Mexican
universities in a dozen major professional fields since 1929, the
author explores the nature of this purported "crisis" by examining
a series of questions about the Mexican university system: How have
the changing policy priorities of the Mexican government affected
the university's education of professionals? How have the Mexican
economy's needs for professionals shaped the functioning of the
university system? Has Mexico trained "enough" professionals? Have
they been trained in the "right" fields? Has the university been
able to respond to demands for upward mobility through higher
education?
The author's detailed analysis reveals a paradox: to the extent
that Mexican universities may not be producing the kinds of
expertise needed for competing in the new global marketplace, that
educational quality has declined gradually over time, and that the
university has not contributed much to social mobility, one may
indeed speak of a crisis. Yet because the university system has
reached its present form in response to demands placed on it be
government, the economy, and society, responding pragmatically to
circumstances beyond its control, the author concludes that the
crisis is not fundamentally a university crisis, but rather one
that lies in Mexican economy and society at large.
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