Oscar Espinoza
Biographic Data
| ID | 3703151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oscar Espinoza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oscar |
| FAMILY NAME | Espinoza |
| SIGNATURE | ESPINOZA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tarapacá |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Determinants of timely graduation in Chilean universities
University graduation in Chile has in recent years become a highly debated topic, stimulated by the low rate of on-time graduation. Today only 16% of all students entering higher education graduate in the time indicated in the study plan. The study uses a discrete time multilevel survival model to analyse the relationship between student’s characteristics, field of study, academic progression, and timely graduation. Data were obtained from the ac…
The role of graduate education in the intergenerational reproduction of inequality in Chile
Engaging dropouts with differentiated practices: Some evidence from Chile
The objective of this study was to identify those activities that re-engage out-of-school youth who enrol in the so-called ‘recovery’ schools now operating in Chile. Recovery schools can offer different kinds of activities in order to engage their students; are some activities more effective than others? Is their effect moderated by the type of dropouts who participate? Chile recently opened a national programme of Second Opportunity Schools (Esc…
Factors that affect post-graduation satisfaction of Chilean university students
Universities’ reputations are built in part on graduates’ assessments of the quality of education they received. What do these assessments tell us? Are graduates’ judgments of quality based on their experiences as students or on their later job satisfaction, that is, on process or on outcomes? The objective of this study was to assess the extent to which Chilean university graduates’ satisfaction with their professional training is associated wit…
Privatización de la educación superior en Chile: Consecuencias Y Lecciones Aprendidas
El artculo discute los efectos que ha generado el proceso de privatizacin del sistema terciario chileno impulsado por la dictadura de Pinochet a contar del ao 1981. A partir de fuentes primarias y secundarias se evala lo acontecido en materia de crecimiento de la plataforma institucional pblica y privada, de la matrcula de pregrado, de la oferta de carreras y de la oferta de profesionales. Junto con ello se analiza lo acontecido con el rgimen de …
Tamizaje nacional unificado de hipotiroidismo congénito en el Perú: Un programa inexistente
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most important cause of preventable mental retardation. The prevalence of CH varies by geographic region, race and ethnicity. In the countries of the Northern hemisphere, the prevalence has been reported as 1:4,000 live newborns. The prevalence is remarkably different among the countries of Latin America not only because of their different races and ethnicities but also because of the heterogeneous social-eco…
La Investigación en/sobre Políticas Educacionales en Chile: Panoramas y Perspectivas
El propsito del presente artculo es discutir y analizar cul es la situacin (contexto) que caracteriza en la actualidad a la investigacin en poltica educativa en Chile e identificar el marco de referencia que la gua. Junto con ello se propone verificar qu y cmo se investiga, as como indagar acerca de las dificultades y fortalezas que presenta la investigacin en polticas educativas en Chile y los desafos que debera asumir en el futuro inmediato par…
Solving the equity–equality conceptual dilemma: A new model for analysis of the educational process
Background Over the past four decades there have been a number of controversies arising from the discussion of ‘equity’ and ‘equality’. These concepts are often invoked by policy analysts, policy-makers, government officials and scholars in order to justify or critique resource allocation to different levels of the educational system. Purpose By creating a new equality–equity goal-oriented model, which allows the combination of different dimensio…
Factors that affect post-graduation satisfaction of Chilean university students
Universities’ reputations are built in part on graduates’ assessments of the quality of education they received. What do these assessments tell us? Are graduates’ judgments of quality based on their experiences as students or on their later job satisfaction, that is, on process or on outcomes? The objective of this study was to assess the extent to which Chilean university graduates’ satisfaction with their professional training is associated wit…
Engaging dropouts with differentiated practices: Some evidence from Chile
The objective of this study was to identify those activities that re-engage out-of-school youth who enrol in the so-called ‘recovery’ schools now operating in Chile. Recovery schools can offer different kinds of activities in order to engage their students; are some activities more effective than others? Is their effect moderated by the type of dropouts who participate? Chile recently opened a national programme of Second Opportunity Schools (Esc…
Privatización de la educación superior en Chile: Consecuencias Y Lecciones Aprendidas
El artculo discute los efectos que ha generado el proceso de privatizacin del sistema terciario chileno impulsado por la dictadura de Pinochet a contar del ao 1981. A partir de fuentes primarias y secundarias se evala lo acontecido en materia de crecimiento de la plataforma institucional pblica y privada, de la matrcula de pregrado, de la oferta de carreras y de la oferta de profesionales. Junto con ello se analiza lo acontecido con el rgimen de …
Solving the equity–equality conceptual dilemma: A new model for analysis of the educational process
Background Over the past four decades there have been a number of controversies arising from the discussion of ‘equity’ and ‘equality’. These concepts are often invoked by policy analysts, policy-makers, government officials and scholars in order to justify or critique resource allocation to different levels of the educational system. Purpose By creating a new equality–equity goal-oriented model, which allows the combination of different dimensio…
Tamizaje nacional unificado de hipotiroidismo congénito en el Perú: Un programa inexistente
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most important cause of preventable mental retardation. The prevalence of CH varies by geographic region, race and ethnicity. In the countries of the Northern hemisphere, the prevalence has been reported as 1:4,000 live newborns. The prevalence is remarkably different among the countries of Latin America not only because of their different races and ethnicities but also because of the heterogeneous social-eco…
La Investigación en/sobre Políticas Educacionales en Chile: Panoramas y Perspectivas
El propsito del presente artculo es discutir y analizar cul es la situacin (contexto) que caracteriza en la actualidad a la investigacin en poltica educativa en Chile e identificar el marco de referencia que la gua. Junto con ello se propone verificar qu y cmo se investiga, as como indagar acerca de las dificultades y fortalezas que presenta la investigacin en polticas educativas en Chile y los desafos que debera asumir en el futuro inmediato par…
Privatización de la educación superior en Chile: Consecuencias Y Lecciones Aprendidas
El artculo discute los efectos que ha generado el proceso de privatizacin del sistema terciario chileno impulsado por la dictadura de Pinochet a contar del ao 1981. A partir de fuentes primarias y secundarias se evala lo acontecido en materia de crecimiento de la plataforma institucional pblica y privada, de la matrcula de pregrado, de la oferta de carreras y de la oferta de profesionales. Junto con ello se analiza lo acontecido con el rgimen de …
Factors that affect post-graduation satisfaction of Chilean university students
Universities’ reputations are built in part on graduates’ assessments of the quality of education they received. What do these assessments tell us? Are graduates’ judgments of quality based on their experiences as students or on their later job satisfaction, that is, on process or on outcomes? The objective of this study was to assess the extent to which Chilean university graduates’ satisfaction with their professional training is associated wit…
Engaging dropouts with differentiated practices: Some evidence from Chile
The objective of this study was to identify those activities that re-engage out-of-school youth who enrol in the so-called ‘recovery’ schools now operating in Chile. Recovery schools can offer different kinds of activities in order to engage their students; are some activities more effective than others? Is their effect moderated by the type of dropouts who participate? Chile recently opened a national programme of Second Opportunity Schools (Esc…
Determinants of timely graduation in Chilean universities
University graduation in Chile has in recent years become a highly debated topic, stimulated by the low rate of on-time graduation. Today only 16% of all students entering higher education graduate in the time indicated in the study plan. The study uses a discrete time multilevel survival model to analyse the relationship between student’s characteristics, field of study, academic progression, and timely graduation. Data were obtained from the ac…
The role of graduate education in the intergenerational reproduction of inequality in Chile
Political science (5 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Education and Teacher Training (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)