Structural problems and challenges of higher education in neoliberal Chile

Abstract

The objective of this article is to suggest a critical view of the Chilean higher education system through the analysis of aspects that form its structural framework. First, the regulatory landmark and the State role focus on the legislation that regulates the system, since the implementation of the Constitutional Teaching Law (LOCE) in the last dictatorship, and the State role regarding this topic. Second, the Institutionality and management basis refers to the organization of the field and its different types of institutions. Third, Access and retention considers certain aspects of admission to higher education and retention rates, considering the characteristics of the access and the kind of educational institutions where the students enroll. Last, the Funding system reviews how the private resources form the main income to the system, driven by a demand-based funding logic. Finally, some conclusions and projections are outlined.

Keywords

• marco regulatorio y rol del estado. institucionalidad y administración. acceso y permanencia. financiamiento.