Taxonomy of chilean universities.

Authors

  • Miguel Muñoz Independiente
  • Christian Blanco Independiente

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31619/caledu.n38.109

Keywords:

classifications, universities, higher education, Chile

Abstract

We propose a taxonomy of Chilean universities through a factor analysis with different results from those produced by typologies of Brunner (2005, 2009), Parada (2010), Torres and Zenteno (2011) and Rosso and Reyes (2012), overcoming Bernasconi's objections (2006). It avoids binary distinctions like traditional/private, metropolitan/regional, catholic/secular, etc. It does not establish rankings nor use historical, legal or other distinctions not referred to the effective universities' operational characteristics. Universities are grouped according to a pool of relevant variables (research, size, composition, accreditation, etc.). Five types of universities are generated: Research, Massive, Accreditation, Elite and Non-Elite. This research intends to contribute to the understanding of universities in Chile and to public policies with conceptual tools for addressing the diversity of universities.

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Published

2013-03-28

Issue

No. 38 (2013): Revista Calidad en la Educación

Section

RESEARCH PAPERS

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