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Free Access to Public Ecuadorian Universities: A Socioeconomically Inclusive Policy?

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A free higher education policy was implemented in Ecuador in 2008. This article analyzes whether the effect of this policy has contributed to eliminating access barriers through the evaluation of… Click to show full abstract

A free higher education policy was implemented in Ecuador in 2008. This article analyzes whether the effect of this policy has contributed to eliminating access barriers through the evaluation of a set of socioeconomic, demographic variables, and others related to educational policies concerning the admission process implemented in 2012. It is found that although the free education policy has increased the probability of access to higher education institutions, the admission process has reduced such access.

Keywords: policy; free access; higher education; access; access public

Journal Title: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
Year Published: 2019

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