Formación tecnológica y universidad pública en Colombia

In Colombia the concerns for the update of higher education emerge on the second half of the 20th century, as a response at the suggestions of international organisms of assuming Economic development as a goal. The updating adopted several strategies. One of them was to aim higher education at short...

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Main Author: MIRNA JIRON POPOVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2013-07-01
Series:Revista Científica
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Online Access:http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/revcie/article/view/4564/6303
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Summary:In Colombia the concerns for the update of higher education emerge on the second half of the 20th century, as a response at the suggestions of international organisms of assuming Economic development as a goal. The updating adopted several strategies. One of them was to aim higher education at short formation modalities. In that sense, this article con- siders a view at the events that took place in the regional and national settings, which fostered the institutionalization of the Technological for- mation. Besides, we present the reasons why some public universities in the country agreed with the offer of those programs in the decades among years 60 and 80.
ISSN:0124-2253
2344-8350