Resumen

ARIAS, María Fernanda; MIHAL, Ivana; LASTRA, Karina  y  GOROSTIAGA, Jorge. The Problem of Equity in Universities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina: An Analysis of Institutional Policies to Favor School Attendance. RMIE [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.64, pp.47-69. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article analyzes the institutional policies of four universities in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, that have favored greater equity in the enrollment and attendance of students from lower social strata. As observed throughout the Argentine university system, free tuition and relatively unrestricted acceptance do not ensure equity, and students from the population's lower socioeconomic strata are not numerous. The case under study involves universities in Greater Buenos Aires, a region characterized by its concentration of a high percentage of the population with high rates of unsatisfied basic needs. The article analyzes the perspectives of the teachers and coordinators of new student orientation and the first year of some majors, in terms of the implementation of institutional policies in the four universities and the possible causes of remaining inequity.

Palabras llave : universities; institutional policy; educational equity; school attendance; Argentina.

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