Free Access to Public Ecuadorian Universities: A Socioeconomically Inclusive Policy?

Abstract:

A free higher education policy was implemented in Ecuador in 2008. This article analyzes whether the effect of this policy has contributed to eliminating access barriers through the evaluation of a set of socioeconomic, demographic variables, and others related to educational policies concerning the admission process implemented in 2012. It is found that although the free education policy has increased the probability of access to higher education institutions, the admission process has reduced such access.

Año de publicación:

2021

Keywords:

• POLICY
• higher education
• ECUADOR
• Socioeconomic factors
• ACCESS
• demographic factors

Fuente:

scopus