Elite universities in Chile: Between social mobility and reproduction of inequality

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dc.contributor.authorQuaresma, María Luisa
dc.contributor.authorVillalobos, Cristóbal
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-19T15:25:18Z
dc.date.available2024-01-19T15:25:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe Chilean Higher Education System can be considered an exemplary case of massification based on the privatisation and heterogenisation of universities. These processes have created a dual system, with a large group of universities for mass education versus a small group of universities focused on educating elites. In this context, this paper aims to analyse the ethos and missions of elite universities and programmes, their selection mechanisms, and students’ socioeconomic and cultural background. Eight case studies were selected, and different data collection techniques were used: interviews with academics, non-participant observations, students’ survey and secondary data analysis. Results show that these elite universities (characterised by overrepresentation of students from the upper and middle-upper classes, high levels of excellence and prestige, and academic selection processes or high fees) respond to their own market niche’s needs, differentiating themselves not only from ‘mass universities’ but also from each other. To achieve this, each elite university has its own vision, set of values and practices. Despite these differences, all the elite universities and programmes seek to face the current tertiary massification scenario by opening up to student social diversity ensuring, however, that these changes do not structurally modify their sociocultural composition or their institutional mission.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-06-07
dc.fuente.origenORCID-ene24
dc.identifier.doi10.18543/tjhe.1920
dc.identifier.issn2386-3137
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18543/tjhe.1920
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80720
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Trabajo Social; Villalobos Dintrans, Cristobal Alejandro; 0000-0002-1964-7213; 143637
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final62
dc.pagina.inicio29
dc.revistaResilience and responsiveness in challenging times
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectElite
dc.subjectUniversities
dc.subjectReproduction of inequality
dc.subjectSocial mobility
dc.subjectSocial diversity
dc.subjectSelection mechanisms
dc.subject.ddc370
dc.subject.deweyEducaciónes_ES
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleElite universities in Chile: Between social mobility and reproduction of inequality
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen9
sipa.codpersvinculados143637
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2024-01-08
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