Catalina Miranda
Biographic Data
| ID | 3673388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catalina Miranda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catalina |
| FAMILY NAME | Miranda |
| SIGNATURE | MIRANDA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chile |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3106-3293 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Participation in extracurricular activities and labor market outcomes of university graduates
Participation in extracurricular activities (ECA) during undergraduate studies is a crucial element of employability. However, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between ECA and graduates’ observable labor market outcomes. This study explores the relationship between participation in ECA and two main outcomes for Chilean university graduates: employment status and post-graduation earnings. The research draws on a 2024 survey involv…
Opportunities and challenges for strengthening early childhood education through collaboration
This study addresses the challenge of enhancing early childhood education in isolated territories through locally grounded professional development strategies. Specifically, it examines the implementation and outcomes of a collaborative, network-based in-service teacher training initiative in Puerto Williams, Chile—the southernmost city in the world. The initiative integrated a rights-based and gender-sensitive pedagogical approach, using the art…
The influence of builders on seismic strengthening of housing
Trust in information sources is essential for bridging the gap between intentions to seek seismic preparedness advice and the adoption of protective measures, such as retrofitting homes. Builders are one of the most frequently consulted sources when homeowners seek to strengthen or repair their homes for earthquake resistance. While research has focused on homeowners, engineers, and the seismic risk of tall buildings, the crucial role of builders…
Does free tuition promote equity in higher education? impact on academic performance of low-income university students
Does free tuition impact academic performance of low-income undergraduate students? A response to Barroilhet, Silva and Quiroga
The role of graduate education in the intergenerational reproduction of inequality in Chile
Multiculturalidad compleja
La política de la identidad y el reconocimiento de pueblos indígenas se ha convertido en un tema muy saliente en el mundo contemporáneo. En este artículo se indaga en las percepciones sociales sobre el reconocimiento de derechos de pueblos indígenas, tomando el caso de Chile, un país donde se ha dado un intenso debate sobre el modo en que se debiese consagrar este reconocimiento, sea este “multicultural” o “plurinacional”, y en donde después de t…
Profiles of professional resistance in street-level bureaucracy programs. A quantitative-multidimensional typology
Through a representative survey of front-line professionals from three social programs in Chile ( N = 1,694)—a country marker by the implementation neoliberal policies—we use latent class analysis (LCA) to build typologies of front-line professionals, according to the resistance actions that develop in their professional intervention practices. In this way, we explore the prevalence of each typology and the relationship between these typologies a…
Factors that influence university graduates’ choice of postgraduate study
Enrolments in university certificate and postgraduate programmes have grown considerably during recent decades. This study assesses the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, characteristics of the university trajectory and the salary received after graduation and the decision to pursue postgraduate studies. Data for the analysis were obtained from a survey of graduates of 11 Chilean universities during 2021. Multinomial logistic…
When one degree isn’t enough
Determinants of study motivation of undergraduate university students in Chile
Students’ academic motivation is a critical factor in understanding the choices that they make over the course of their educational careers. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that determine students’ motivation to complete their undergraduate studies. Working with a sample of 2032 undergraduate students from 11 universities in Chile, an ordinal logistic regression model was constructed to estimate the effect of students’ soc…
The role of social capital in the job quality of Chilean university graduates
The over‐saturation of labour markets in some countries has led to a devaluation of university degrees and reshaped the factors determining employability for higher‐quality jobs. As a result, the social capital of graduates has emerged as an essential resource in addressing these challenges. This study examines the influence of social capital on the job quality of Chilean university graduates, distinguishing between first‐generation (FG) and cont…
Do universities contribute to reducing inequalities in the progression to postgraduate studies
Given the increasing devaluation of tertiary‐level qualifications, some university graduates have sought to enhance their employability by pursuing postgraduate studies. However, access to such opportunities remains influenced by their socioeconomic background. This study uses Bourdieu's concept of habitus to examine the role of the Chilean university system in access to postgraduate studies. By conceptualising graduates' social background as ind…
The reproduction of social inequality among university graduates in Chile
A divided society
Different universities for different students
In both Europe and the United States, the expansion of university education has led to a process of differentiation among universities based on their quality, prestige and student composition. The differences between the institutions tend to be associated with students’ background, but it is unclear to what extent their segmentation reflects broader patterns of social stratification. This study analyzes the segmentation of the Chilean university …
Predictions of Damage to Timber-Framed Houses. I
This is the first in a set of companion papers that seek to compare homeowners’ expectations and engineering predictions of damage to timber-framed houses before and after undertaking seismic structural strengthening. By combining social and engineering sciences, this multidisciplinary and innovative research contributes to ongoing work on building resilient communities. Part I analyzes the seismic vulnerability of wooden-framed houses located on…
Homeowners’ Perceptions of Seismic Building Performance and Implications for Preparedness in New Zealand
Over the last decade, engineering studies have mentioned the need for meeting societal demands of damage expectations and housing performance for major earthquakes. However, they do not refer to any systematic analysis examining such societal demands, nor have they investigated interactions of this with voluntary seismic strengthening. A questionnaire distributed to homeowners of wooden-framed houses in the Wellington region of New Zealand invest…
Predictions of Damage to Timber-Framed Houses. II
This paper is the second of two companion papers that seeks to compare homeowners’ expectations of damage and engineering predictions of damage to timber-framed houses before and after undertaking seismic structural strengthening. Part I analyzed the seismic vulnerability of wooden-framed houses located on slopes in Wellington, New Zealand, investigating factors of plan shape relative to the slope, slope variations, and wall distribution, and how…
Socioeconomic Status, Parental Involvement and Implications for Subjective Well-Being During the Global Pandemic of Covid-19
School closures prompted by the global outbreak of COVID-19 have impacted children’s subjective well-being. In this context, a growing number of studies has pointed out that the experience of learning at home is an essential factor influencing their subjective well-being, raising the importance of parental involvement in the educational process of their children. This article explores the formal and informal parental practices of home learning du…
Seismic experience and structural preparedness of residential houses in Aotearoa New Zealand
Understanding the Relationship between Preschool Teachers’ Well-Being, Interaction Quality and Students’ Well-Being
Different universities for different students
In both Europe and the United States, the expansion of university education has led to a process of differentiation among universities based on their quality, prestige and student composition. The differences between the institutions tend to be associated with students’ background, but it is unclear to what extent their segmentation reflects broader patterns of social stratification. This study analyzes the segmentation of the Chilean university …
A divided society
Understanding the Relationship between Preschool Teachers’ Well-Being, Interaction Quality and Students’ Well-Being
Socioeconomic Status, Parental Involvement and Implications for Subjective Well-Being During the Global Pandemic of Covid-19
School closures prompted by the global outbreak of COVID-19 have impacted children’s subjective well-being. In this context, a growing number of studies has pointed out that the experience of learning at home is an essential factor influencing their subjective well-being, raising the importance of parental involvement in the educational process of their children. This article explores the formal and informal parental practices of home learning du…
Seismic experience and structural preparedness of residential houses in Aotearoa New Zealand
Understanding the Relationship between Preschool Teachers’ Well-Being, Interaction Quality and Students’ Well-Being
Predictions of Damage to Timber-Framed Houses. I
This is the first in a set of companion papers that seek to compare homeowners’ expectations and engineering predictions of damage to timber-framed houses before and after undertaking seismic structural strengthening. By combining social and engineering sciences, this multidisciplinary and innovative research contributes to ongoing work on building resilient communities. Part I analyzes the seismic vulnerability of wooden-framed houses located on…
Homeowners’ Perceptions of Seismic Building Performance and Implications for Preparedness in New Zealand
Over the last decade, engineering studies have mentioned the need for meeting societal demands of damage expectations and housing performance for major earthquakes. However, they do not refer to any systematic analysis examining such societal demands, nor have they investigated interactions of this with voluntary seismic strengthening. A questionnaire distributed to homeowners of wooden-framed houses in the Wellington region of New Zealand invest…
Predictions of Damage to Timber-Framed Houses. II
This paper is the second of two companion papers that seeks to compare homeowners’ expectations of damage and engineering predictions of damage to timber-framed houses before and after undertaking seismic structural strengthening. Part I analyzed the seismic vulnerability of wooden-framed houses located on slopes in Wellington, New Zealand, investigating factors of plan shape relative to the slope, slope variations, and wall distribution, and how…
Multiculturalidad compleja
La política de la identidad y el reconocimiento de pueblos indígenas se ha convertido en un tema muy saliente en el mundo contemporáneo. En este artículo se indaga en las percepciones sociales sobre el reconocimiento de derechos de pueblos indígenas, tomando el caso de Chile, un país donde se ha dado un intenso debate sobre el modo en que se debiese consagrar este reconocimiento, sea este “multicultural” o “plurinacional”, y en donde después de t…
Profiles of professional resistance in street-level bureaucracy programs. A quantitative-multidimensional typology
Through a representative survey of front-line professionals from three social programs in Chile ( N = 1,694)—a country marker by the implementation neoliberal policies—we use latent class analysis (LCA) to build typologies of front-line professionals, according to the resistance actions that develop in their professional intervention practices. In this way, we explore the prevalence of each typology and the relationship between these typologies a…
Factors that influence university graduates’ choice of postgraduate study
Enrolments in university certificate and postgraduate programmes have grown considerably during recent decades. This study assesses the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, characteristics of the university trajectory and the salary received after graduation and the decision to pursue postgraduate studies. Data for the analysis were obtained from a survey of graduates of 11 Chilean universities during 2021. Multinomial logistic…
When one degree isn’t enough
Determinants of study motivation of undergraduate university students in Chile
Students’ academic motivation is a critical factor in understanding the choices that they make over the course of their educational careers. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors that determine students’ motivation to complete their undergraduate studies. Working with a sample of 2032 undergraduate students from 11 universities in Chile, an ordinal logistic regression model was constructed to estimate the effect of students’ soc…
The role of social capital in the job quality of Chilean university graduates
The over‐saturation of labour markets in some countries has led to a devaluation of university degrees and reshaped the factors determining employability for higher‐quality jobs. As a result, the social capital of graduates has emerged as an essential resource in addressing these challenges. This study examines the influence of social capital on the job quality of Chilean university graduates, distinguishing between first‐generation (FG) and cont…
Do universities contribute to reducing inequalities in the progression to postgraduate studies
Given the increasing devaluation of tertiary‐level qualifications, some university graduates have sought to enhance their employability by pursuing postgraduate studies. However, access to such opportunities remains influenced by their socioeconomic background. This study uses Bourdieu's concept of habitus to examine the role of the Chilean university system in access to postgraduate studies. By conceptualising graduates' social background as ind…
The reproduction of social inequality among university graduates in Chile
A divided society
Different universities for different students
In both Europe and the United States, the expansion of university education has led to a process of differentiation among universities based on their quality, prestige and student composition. The differences between the institutions tend to be associated with students’ background, but it is unclear to what extent their segmentation reflects broader patterns of social stratification. This study analyzes the segmentation of the Chilean university …
Participation in extracurricular activities and labor market outcomes of university graduates
Participation in extracurricular activities (ECA) during undergraduate studies is a crucial element of employability. However, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between ECA and graduates’ observable labor market outcomes. This study explores the relationship between participation in ECA and two main outcomes for Chilean university graduates: employment status and post-graduation earnings. The research draws on a 2024 survey involv…
Opportunities and challenges for strengthening early childhood education through collaboration
This study addresses the challenge of enhancing early childhood education in isolated territories through locally grounded professional development strategies. Specifically, it examines the implementation and outcomes of a collaborative, network-based in-service teacher training initiative in Puerto Williams, Chile—the southernmost city in the world. The initiative integrated a rights-based and gender-sensitive pedagogical approach, using the art…
The influence of builders on seismic strengthening of housing
Trust in information sources is essential for bridging the gap between intentions to seek seismic preparedness advice and the adoption of protective measures, such as retrofitting homes. Builders are one of the most frequently consulted sources when homeowners seek to strengthen or repair their homes for earthquake resistance. While research has focused on homeowners, engineers, and the seismic risk of tall buildings, the crucial role of builders…
Does free tuition promote equity in higher education? impact on academic performance of low-income university students
Does free tuition impact academic performance of low-income undergraduate students? A response to Barroilhet, Silva and Quiroga
The role of graduate education in the intergenerational reproduction of inequality in Chile
Psychology (10 works) · Higher education (9 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Higher Education and Employability (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works)